The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The 9th parliamentary election was held in a free, fair, neutral and peaceful manner with almost no stray incidents across the country, said a press release of the National Election Observation Council (NEOC) yesterday.

Prof Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah guided the observation.

The new code of conduct put some impact on the candidates' electoral activities, according to NEOC.

NEOC said that the early deployment of Army as striking force in the proximity of the polling stations played key role in maintaining law and order situation. The other law enforcement agencies were also very prompt in action, it added.

The agency presented some scenario of the polling day. According to NEOC, in Mymensingh College Centre under Mymensingh-4, some under-aged persons were observed in the booth. In Gonobiddaniketon Centre under Narayanganj-5, polling started at 8:30 AM due to absence of all polling agents except one. At Jigatola and Moneshwar Registered Primary School Centre under Dhaka-12, few voters were misinformed that they were not in the list of the centre. At the Gojomohon Government School Centre under the same constituency, vote casting started at 9 A.M.

Overall observation activities were coordinated by NEOC divisional coordinators AKM Salauddin (Dhaka), Md Mohiuddin (Chittagong), Abdul Mukith (Sylhet), Saber Ahmed Choudhury (Rajshahi), Golam Mostafa Shindaihni (Khulna) and Delwar Jahan (Barisal) and others.