The election has lost its colour due to a boycott by the BNP and most other parties. The challenge is to attract the voters to the polling centres, said election officials. It is a public holiday in the election areas which will be enjoyed by the entire Dhaka North and some wards of Dhaka South. Even the Election Commission, which celebrated the “successes” in the parliamentary polls, admitted it was "at unease” due to “a lack of public interest” in the Dhaka city elections. On the eve of the voting, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said: “Not all the parties joined the polls, but we have nothing to do with it.

Source: bd News24 February 28, 2019 02:02 UTC