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Published : 12 Feb 2026, 09:03 AM
After casting his ballot in Chattogram, Advisor Faruk E Azam has said the vote is an opportunity for people to express their opinion and they do not want to lose it.
He cast his vote at the Bangladesh Mahila Samity Girls’ High School polling centre at 7:30am on Thursday.
After voting, he said: "The feeling is extraordinary. The country has been in a festive mood for the past two days. This travel home by bus, train, launch is unprecedented. We have not seen such a situation before.
"The whole nation is happy. This is an unrestricted opportunity for them to express their opinions. People don't want to lose this. We hope for a wonderful Bangladesh in the future. That will continue. I pay tribute to the martyred souls of all the youth of July who made this opportunity possible through their sacrifice."
Chattogram district has 16 constituencies with a total of 6,685,125 registered voters, including 3,485,065 men and 3,199,991 women, along with 69 third-gender voters.
This time, the highest number of voters in the district is in Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali and Wards No 3 to 7 of the Chattogram City Corporation). The total number of voters in the constituency is 554,729. The lowest number of voters is in Chittagong-3 (Sandwip) constituency - 260,483.
A total of 12,398 polling booths have been designated in 1,965 polling centres for the 16 parliamentary seats.
A total of 115 candidates are vying for the 16 seats in the port city. The BNP is contesting in all 16 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami is fielding candidates for 14.
In the remaining two seats, candidates are standing from Jamaat's allies LDP and Khelafat Majlis.
Jamaat and their ally NCP, however, have fielded candidates in the Chattogram-8 seat.
More than 40,000 law enforcers and 115 judicial and executive magistrates are working to ensure the election is held smoothly. A striking force is working under them as well.
