Awami League candidate Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah takes the lead by a huge margin in Barisal City Corporation (BCC) elections that ended amid allegations of massive vote rigging and irregularities.

Since the voting started at 8am yesterday, seven to eight ruling party men wearing tags of the “boat” symbol occupied each of the five polling booths for men at Kaladema Government Primary School in Barisal city.

Prime opposition BNP accuses the government of devising the Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal city corporation elections according to their blueprint.

Authorities suspend voting at five centres in Sylhet and Barisal after allegations of vote rigging and irregularities.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh’s candidate for Barisal City Corporation, Obaidur Rahman, has boycotted the city elections with complaints of widespread vote rigging and manipulation by the ruling party.

Manisha Chakraborty, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal’s mayoral candidate of Barisal City Corporation, and her supporters claim that some people “wearing badges of boat” snatched ballot papers from a polling centre.

BNP’s Mayoral candidate for Barisal City Corporation Mujibur Rahman Sarwar, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) candidate Abul Kalam Azad and Islami Andolan Bangladesh candidate Obaidur Rahman have boycotted the city elections with complaints of widespread vote rigging and manipulation.

Incidents of violence, widespread allegations of irregularities and boycotting stains the city corporation elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal.

Watch the video to know about the top mayor runners in the Barisal City Corporation (BCC) elections scheduled to be held on July 30.

A show-cause has been issued to Awami League’s candidate for Barisal city Sadik Abdullah over flouting electoral conduct and electioneering during prohibition.

The electoral campaign in the three city corporations -- Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal -- is ending formally at midnight tonight.

Forty- four platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members are deployed in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barisal ahead of the city corporation elections.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda turns down BNP’s demand for army deployment in the Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barishal City Corporation elections scheduled to be held on July 30.

Terming the recently held Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election "Khulna style", citizen's rights platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) apprehends that the three upcoming city polls in Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal will be held in the similar fashion.

Awami League’s mayor choice for Barisal today submitts his nomination to the Election Commission ahead of the Barisal City Corporation on July 30.

BNP announces their candidate choice for mayor positions to upcoming city corporation elections to Rajshahi and Barisal – to be held on July 30.

A total of 12 mayoral aspirants of the ruling Awami League collect nomination forms from the party President Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi office for the city corporation elections to Rajshahi, Sylhet and Barisal, scheduled to be held on July 30.

BNP-led 20-party alliance has decided to give nomination to a single candidate for each of the upcoming city corporation elections in Barisal, Rajshahi and Sylhet.

The Election Commission yesterday announced mayoral polls in Rajshahi, Barisal, and Sylhet city corporations on July 30, creating the ground for another round of battle of ballots in the runup to the parliamentary elections likely in December.

According to the election schedule announced, the last date for filing nomination is June 28 and withdrawing July 9. Election Commission says the nominations will be scrutinised through July 1 and 2.