Reporter, Rajshahi:
On the occasion of Rajshahi City Corporation (Rasik) elections, the process of allocation of symbols between metro and councilor candidates has started from Friday (June 2) morning.
On the ground, it has been seen that the candidates have started printing their publicity in various press papers after getting the symbols in various press papers.Present each post candidate is running the campaign campaign with their publicity photo on Facebook. Meanwhile, the candidates started the official campaign with the desired symbols. However, the candidates have given instructions to conduct the campaigning with the proper code of conduct.
The election commission authorities have said that the allocation of symbols will start at Rajshahi District Shilpakala Academy from 9 am on Friday morning. The election commission authorities have said that the distribution of the distribution process among the rival candidates of 30 Otarads in the city will continue till the end of the program.
Rajshahi City Corporation Election Returning Officer and Rajshahi Regional Election Officer Delotar Hossain are conducting symbol allocation activities among those contesting the election.
He said, Assistant Returning Officer and District Senior Election Officer Abul Hossain cooperated in this work. There are 11 Assistant Returning Officers.
At the beginning of the allotment of symbols, the symbols are given to the reserved ward councilors. Then the symbol will be distributed among the candidates of the metropolitan candidates. After noon, the symbol will be distributed among the candidates of the general and tarward councilors, said Returning Officer Delotar Hossain.
When asked about the election campaign and violation of the rules, he said that since the beginning of distribution of nomination papers, all the candidates have been given instructions to follow the electoral code of conduct. However, no one has filed a written complaint against the code of conduct violation.
According to Election Commission sources, candidates started coming to Shilpakala Academy with their proposers and supporters from 9 am. Before allotment of symbols, all candidates were shown the process of voting on EVM machines outside the auditorium.
Elections on party symbols Former mayor and Awami League candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton (Bouka), Jatiya Party presidium member Saiful Islam Swapan (Langal), Zaker Party's Latif Anwar (Rose Flower) and Islamic Movement Bangladesh nominee Murshid Alam Faruqi (hand fan) will contest.
According to the announced schedule, polling will be held on June 21. In total 1,173 rooms of 152 polling stations, polling will be held through EVMs non-stop from 8 am to 4 pm on that day. In the Rasik election, the number of voters is 3 lakh 52 thousand 157. Among them, 1 lakh 71 thousand 185 male voters and 1 lakh 80 thousand 972 women will vote for the first time.
