“We wanted peaceful voting in all the phases so that no life gets lost and no irregularities take place. “We prioritised peaceful elections over raising the presence of voters. He refuted Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar’s claim that tough measures against officials involved in irregularities in Upazila polls were absent during the parliamentary elections. “We had to be more careful this time (during Upazila polls) because there are a huge number of candidates in these local government elections,” Helal said. The turnout in the fourth phase elections to 107 Upazilas would be the same, officials predict.

Source: bd News24 March 31, 2019 20:15 UTC