Manju who contends against Awami League mayoral candidate Talukder Abdul Khalek claimed that his polling agents have been forced out of 30 polling centres. Neither me, nor the people will accept a rigged election.”“We have information that our polling agents have been barred from entering the voting centres.”No polling agents of BNP have been allowed to enter Ward Nos. 22 and 25 in the city which is dominated by the AL candidate, the BNP candidate alleged. BNP has nominated Nazrul Islam Manju as its mayoral candidate over Moniruzzaman Moni, who became mayor in the election of 2013 defeating Talukdar Abdul Khalek of Awami League. “I expect my polling agents will be able to re-enter the centres they have been driven away from,” he said.

Source: bd News24 May 15, 2018 05:37 UTC