Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana yesterday rejected the vote-rigging allegations brought by Bogura-4 independent candidate Ashraful Hossain, alias Hero Alom, saying that those have no basis.

Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana today rejected the vote counting allegations brought by Bogura-4 independent candidate Ashraful Hossain, alias Hero Alom, saying those have no basis.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has ordered Bogura's district election commissioner and assistant returning officer Mahmud Hasan to look into the complaints of Bogura-4 by-election independent candidate Ashraful Hossain Alam, popularly known as Hero Alom.

Awami League candidate Md Ziaur Rahman has won the by-elections to Chapainawabganj-2 constituency with 94,928 votes, according to unofficial results.

Three Awami League candidates and two independents with AL blessings won the by-polls to five out of six constituencies held today.

Awami League candidate Abdul Wadud has been elected from Chapainawabganj-3 constituency with 59,638 votes, according to unofficial results.

Jatiya Party candidate Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has won the Thakurgaon-3 by-elections bagging 84,047 votes.

Independent candidate Ashraful Hossain Alam, widely known as Hero Alam, has lost to Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal candidate AKM Rezaul Karim Tansen by 834 votes in Bogura-4 by-polls today.

Abdus Sattar Bhuiyan, former adviser to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, has won Brahmanbaria-2 by-elections as an independent candidate by securing 40,817 votes.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal estimated that voter turnout in the by-polls to six constituencies held today to be between 15 and 25 percent.

An independent candidate in the Bogura-6 by-polls today alleged that Jubo League men had taken control of more than 100 polling centres .

Four crude bombs exploded at a polling centre during the Chapainawabganj-3 by-polls this afternoon.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members recovered an unexploded crude bomb they found in a polling station during the by-elections to Chapainawabganj-3 constituency this morning.

A total of 1,100 police personnel along with members of Rab and BGB will be on the ground to maintain law and order during tomorrow's by-election to the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency.

The Election Commission has directed the district administration and police to conduct an investigation into the alleged disappearance of a candidate in the upcoming Brahmanbaria-2 (Sarail-Ashuganj) by-polls.

Abu Asif Ahmed, an independent candidate in the Brahmanbaria-2 (Sarail-Ashuganj) by-polls, has been missing for the last two days.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today asked the deputy commissioners to get ready to ensure a fair and acceptable national election, expected to be held early next year.

Politicians and political analysts demanded that direct elections be held for the reserved seats for women in the National Parliament and 10 percent of the general seats for women.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal will meet Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury tomorrow to discuss the presidential election scheduled to be held on February 23.

Election Commissioner Rasheda Sultana yesterday encouraged voters to exercise their franchise at the by-polls in Chapainawabganj 2 and 3 constituencies, promising free and fair elections.