MAGURA: Voting in by-polls to Magura-1 constituency is underway at 140 polling centers from 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm Saturday.
Four contesting candidates are Awami League-backed Major General (retd) MA Wahab, independent candidate former mayor of Magura Municipality Tapan Kumar Roy, Bangladesh Nationalist Front-backed AKM Motasin Billa and National People's Party supported Kazi Towhidul Islam.
However, no candidate the BNP-led 20-party alliance is contesting in the election.
The Magura-1 constituency became vacant after the demise of the ruling AL lawmaker Dr Sirajul Akbar on March 9.
BDST: 1144 HRS, MAY 30, 2015
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