NCP alleges rigging in Dhaka 8, calls supporters to centres

Nahid urges supporters to gather at centres

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has alleged vote rigging during counting in Dhaka 8, warning it will not accept results if irregularities persist.

At a media briefing at 10pm on Thursday, NCP electioneering chief Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain claimed attempts were being made to engineer results in favour of BNP leader Mirza Abbas.

He alleged Abbas’s wife was overseeing the count, questioning her authority.

“We see clear possibilities of manipulation. If they try to impose results, we will not accept them,” he said.

In the evening, NCP candidate Nasiruddin Patwary entered the divisional commissioner’s office to protest alleged changes in six centres, including Siddheshwari Boys’ High School and Motijheel Ideal School and College.

His chief agent Shahin Ahmed accused officials of altering results.

At 10:42pm, Patwary posted on Facebook warning supporters to stay alert and guard polling centres.Sharing Patwary’s post, NCP convenor Nahid Islam urged supporters to gather in Dhaka 8 to defend voting rights. “Everyone come to Dhaka-8 to protect the voting rights of students and citizens,” he wrote.