Of them, eight polling
centres are in Munshiganj’s Gazaria, eight in Patuakhali Sadar and five in
Dumki Upazilas, three in Noakhali’s Begumganj, two in Comilla’s Borurha and one
centre each in Dhaka’s Dhamrai, Chittagong’s Ranguia and Satkania, Sylhet’s
Kanaighat, Chuadanga’s Jibonnagar and Cox’s Bazar’s Kutubdia.
Election Commissioner Abdul
Mobarak in the evening told reporters that balloting at these centres was
halted due to violence, clashes, obstruction in casting vote and snatching and
burning of ballots.
Balloting took place at 91
Upazilas of 43 districts in the fourth round of the staggered local government
body polls.
Despite the Election
Commission’s warning after a violence-marked third phase, reports of clashes,
capturing of polling centres and snatching of ballots poured in since Sunday
morning.
Four people were also killed
at Munshiganj’s Gazaria, Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura, Jhalakathi’s Rajapur and
Comilla’s Borurha.
Three chairman candidates at
Barisal’s Agailjharha Upazila and a BNP-backed aspirant at Jhalakathi Sadar
boycotted voting. The BNP Upazila unit has also called a half-day general
strike at Agailjharha for Monday demanding re-election.
