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RAB and police personnel recovered some ballot
papers of August 4, Sylhet City Corporation Election from
Chowkydekhy area of the city yesterday. FocusBangla

Sylhet Correspondent

Some 14 ballot papers have been recovered yesterday from a shop at Choukidekhi area under Ward No 6 of Sylhet City Corporation.

This is second such incident following recovery of 78 counter foils of ballot papers and one blank ballot paper from at Haji Mohsin Road in Khulna City Corporation five days after the August 4 local government polls.

Deputy Election Commissioner in Sylhet Khandaker Mizanur Rahman told reporters that these ballot papers are out of 38, which were missing from Shahjalal Pre-Cadet School and College on the polling day.

According to him, the concerned presiding officer had earlier reported about the missing of the ballot papers.

Officer In-Charge of Kotwali Police Station Khandaker Nowroj Ahmed said that a three-member probe committee headed by Assistant Commissioner Faruque Ahmed has been formed to investigate the matter.

Of the recovered ballot papers, 13 were sealed and one was cancelled.