18 Community Radio Stations in Bangladesh have deployed around 100 Community Radio Reporters on the eve of Eleventh Parliamentary Election for Election Reporting. According to community radio reporters, the election is going on smoothly with the colorful, pleasant, festive mood and befitting manner.
Meanwhile, no violence was recorded from the coverage areas of Radio Stations till now.
A total of 10,42,38,677 voters, including 5,25,72,365 male and 5,16,66,312 female, are expected to cast their votes at 206,477 polling booths of the 40,183 voting centers in 299 constituencies across the country. The EC is taking votes using Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at all polling booths in six constituencies for the first time. The constituencies are- Dhaka-6 and 13, Chattogram-9, Rangpur-3, Khulna-2, and Satkhira-2.
In compliance with new electoral rules, a total of 39 registered political parties are contesting the polls. About 6,08,000 members of law enforcement agencies have already been deployed to maintain law and order across the country. A total of 4,0183 presiding officers, 20,7,312 assistant presiding officers, and 4,14,624 polling officers have been appointed for conducting the election while about 1,328 executive magistrates and 640 judicial magistrates are working in 122 electoral inquiry committees during the polls.
