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Dhaka: The 13th national elections and referendum-2026 will be held tomorrow as voting will took place simultaneously in 299 parliamentary constituencies across Bangladesh from 7:30am to 4:30pm without any break.<\/p>\nDhaka: The 13th national elections and referendum-2026 will be held tomorrow as voting will took place simultaneously in 299 parliamentary constituencies across Bangladesh from 7:30am to 4:30pm without any break.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Machud told the media that all-out preparation and extensive security measures have been taken across the country to hold the polls in a free, fair and peaceful manner.<\/p>\n
Nearly 900,000 law enforcement personnel have been deployed at the field level to ensure security during the election, he said adding more than 100,000 army personnel have been deployed so far.<\/p>\n
The commissioner said the entire country has been brought under tight security on the occasion of the elections.<\/p>\n
The law and order situation is normal so far, the EC said, hoping that the situation will remain normal on the polling day as well. He urged voters to come to the polling centres in groups and exercise their right to vote in a festive atmosphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe voting will be held in a festive and election-friendly atmosphere. People will be able to come to the polling centres without fear and anxiety and will be able to return to their homes safely after voting,\u201d he said, expressing optimism that such an atmosphere will be maintained.<\/p>\n
About the overall preparation for the elections, Election Commissioner said the Commission has already completed all preparations for the national elections and referendum.<\/p>\n
All necessary administrative, technical and security measures have been taken to hold the voting in a fair and peaceful manner, he said.<\/p>\n
He said the main thing now is for voters to go to the polling stations and exercise their voting rights.<\/p>\n
Voting will be held in a total of 42,779 polling centres in the country, while there will be 247,482 polling rooms in these centres, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed.<\/p>\n
A total of 50 political parties are participating in the polls. A total of 2,028 candidates are contesting in this election. Of them, 1,755 candidates from political parties and 273 are independent ones, according to sources at the EC.<\/p>\n
At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the elections and the referendum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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