By-polls to Dhaka-5, Naogaon-6 underway

Voting in the by-election to Dhaka-5 and Naogaon-6 constituencies begun this morning with the participation of two major political parties -- Awami League and BNP.

People started balloting around 9:00am and it will continue until 5:00pm, according to the schedule of the Election Commission (EC).

Necessary measures to maintain health guidelines have been taken during the by-elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the EC.

Kazi Monirul Islam of AL, Salahuddin Ahmed of BNP, Meer Abdus Sabur of Jatiya Party, HM Ibrahim Bhuiyan of Gonofront, Ansar Rahman Shikdar of Bangladesh Congress and Arifur Rahman of National People's Party are competing in the Dhaka-5 by-polls.

The Dhaka-5 parliamentary seat fell vacant following the death of AL MP Habibur Rahman Mollah on May 6.

In Naogaon-6, Anwar Hossain from AL, Sheikh Md Rezaul Islam from BNP and Khandokar Intekhab Alam from National People's Party are contesting.

The seat fell vacant following the demise of AL MP Israfil Alam on July 27.

The EC announced schedules for the by-election for the two parliamentary constituencies on September 3.