DHAKA: The Election Commission postponed voting to 8 poling centers on ground of snatching ballot papers and forcibly casting fake votes before the voting began on Monday.

Of the centers, seven are of Amtali upazila of Barguna district – polling center no. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, and 39-- and one is of Sandhanpur Government Primary School of Ghatail of Tangali.

At Amtali, ballot papers were given seal marks forcefully while ballot boxes were stanched at Ghatail.

EC sources confirmed the news to banglanews.

BDST: 1245 HRS, MAR 31, 2014