The Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) on Wednesday rejected the Gazipur City Corporation Elections terming it “staged” and its result “unacceptable”.
In a statement, its president Mujahidul Islam Selim and secretary general Md Shah Alam said that many polling agents could not be present in several areas other than those belonging to the ruling party.
They also alleged that the electoral code of conduct was violated on several occasions, such as snatching of ballots, intimidating opposition party workers and more, in an attempt to put fear into the heart of the voters.
As a result, they said that voter turnout was lower than those in previous elections, pinning the failure on the Election Commission and the local administration.
