DHAKA: The voting in the third phase of upazila parishad elections ended at 81 upazilas in 41 districts of the country on Saturday afternoon.
The people started casting their votes at 8:00am and ended at 4:00pm without any break.
Army personnel were deployed from Thursday to keep the law-and-order situation normal in election areas. They will be kept deployed till Sunday.
The polls were scheduled to be held at 83 upazilas but election commission had postponed polls in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur district due to violence and polls in Fenchuganj of Sylhet district due the problem of area demarcation.
However, two people were killed in separate polls violence at Madon upazila of Netrokona district and Sadar upazila of Bagerhat district on Saturday during the third phase upazila polls.
The deceased were identified as Meun Mia, 38, of Agpara village of Madon upazila of Netrokona and Manjurul Islam, 22, a college student and resident of the area.
Besides, two people sustained bullet injuries in a clash between supporters of Awami League-backed and BNP-backed candidates in Dagonbhuiyan upazila parishad election of Feni on Saturday morning.
A presiding officer, Khayrul Islam, was detained on charge of negligence in duty in Dhobaura upazila of Mymensingh district early Saturday.
The indent took place at 8:00am at Uttar Alipur High School vote center of Matubhuiyan Union over capturing the vote center.
Besides, the Election Commission (EC) postponed voting in nine centers in three districts in the third phase upazila parishad elections following separate poll violence.
Election Commission assistant secretary Ashfakur Rahman made the disclosure while talking to journalists at EC secretariat on Saturday afternoon.
The centers are Sizia High School and Poriket Government Primary School of Comilla, Olatoli Government Primary School and Dharappur Government Primary School of Feni, Pathor Government Primary School, Berkota Government Primary School, Majhigachha MM High School, Teguria Primary School and West Razargaon Primary School of Chandpur.
List of 81 upazilas:
Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon district; Dinajpur sadar and Nababganj upazilas of Dinajpur district; Aditmari of Lalmanirhat district; Kurigram sadar, Raumari and Chilmari upazilas of Kurigram district; Gaibandha sadar and Sadullapur of Gaibandha district; Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat district, Chapainawabganj sadar, Bholahat and Shibganj of Chapainawabganj district; Manda, Porsha and Dhamairhat of Naogaon, Godagari, Charghat and Durgapur upazilas of Rajshahi, Damurhuda of Chuadanga; Monirampur of Jessore district; Lohagara upazila of Narail; Bagerhat sadar, Morelganj, Rampal, Mongla and Sharankhola of Bagerhat district; Paikgachha upazila of Khulna; Kaliganj of Satkhira district, Bhola sadar of Bhola district, Muladi, Hijla and Babuganj of Barisal; Nesarabad of Pirojpur district; Dewanganj of Jamalpur district; Sribardi of Sherpur district; Phulbaria, Gauripur, Muktakachha, Phulpur and Dhobaura upazilas of Mymensingh district; Netrokona sadar and Mohanganj upazilas of Netrokona district; Kishoreganj sadar, Kuliarchar and Hossainpur of Kishoreganj district; Faridpur sadar, Alfadanga, Sadarpur, Charbhadrasan, Bhanga and Madhukhali upazilas of Faridpur district; Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj, Shariatpur sadar and Naria upazilas of Shariatpur district; Jamalganj of Sunamganj district; Dakshin Surma upazila of Sylhet district; Baralekha upazila of Moulvibazar district; Dhanbari and Delduar upazilas of Tangail district; Nangalkot, Homna, Burichang, Chauddagram, Brahmanpara and Titas upazilas of Comilla district; Kachua and Hajiganj of Chandpur district; Senbagh of Noakhali district, Kamalnagar of Lakshmipur district; Chandnaish and Sitakunda of Chittagong district; Barkal, Baghaichhari and Kaukhali upazilas of Rangamati district; Ghior upazila of Manikganj district; Nabinagar upazila of Barhmanbaria; Daganbhuiyan of Feni district and Bandarban sadar and Ali Kadam upazilas of Bandarban district.
** Voting underway at 81 upalizas
BDST: 1520 HRS, MAR 15, 2014
