Voters seen standing in line at a polling centre in Gaibandha 3 constituency to cast their vote on Sunday; January 27, 2019 Dhaka TribuneBalloting began at 8amVoting in the by-election for Gaibandha 3 constituency ended without any incident at 4pm on Sunday, and counting is underway. Earlier in the day, the voting in the constituency (Sadullapur-Palashbari) began at around 8am. In order to maintain law and order during the voting, 2,500 law enforcement officials, 20 platoons each of Border Guard Bangladesh and Rapid Action Battalion, and 1,584 Ansar members were deployed. The parliamentary election for Gaibandha 3 constituency had been postponed due to the sudden death of Oikya Front candidate Dr TIM Fazley Rabbi Chowdhury on December 19. Voting for the 11th general polls took place in other constituencies on December 30 last year.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2019 05:46 UTC