Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair told Dhaka Tribune that while the EC has set clear rules for banners, festoons and leaflets, social media remains largely unrestricted. Young voters are especially active online, making social media the most effective medium for outreach,” he said. That ‘heart-touch’ connection is missing online, even though social media outreach is extensive,” he added. Asked about monitoring campaign expenditure on social media, Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarkar said such costs would be reviewed after the election. “It is not possible to monitor social media expenditure during the election period,” he said.
