CEC rules out any scope of re-election

Hossen Sohel of DOT
Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has ruled out any scope of holding fresh election, as demanded by opposition alliance Jatiya Oikyafront, reports The Daily Star.
“There is no scope to hold the national election again,” he said while briefing to media today, a day after the 11th parliamentary election was held.
Rejecting the allegation of ballot stuffing on the night before election, the CEC said: “It is completely untrue.”
Expressing complete satisfaction over the election, he said the voter turnout in the polls was 80 per cent.
Nurul Huda said the election took place with festive atmosphere but there may have some unfortunate incidents during the voting and the commission will investigate the incidents. Voting for the 11th parliamentary election ended peacefully in Dhaka; but was tainted with violence elsewhere across the country and cost the lives of at least a dozen people.
Reports of casualties came in from Cumilla, Chattogram, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Rangamati, Cox’s Bazar, Bogura, Noakhali, Narsingdi and Gazipur.
Allegations of vote rigging, election clashes, intimidation and irregularities came in from several other constituencies and capital Dhaka city. Also, the election saw opposition candidates boycotting elections in at least 43 constituencies; 42 of who were Jatiya Oikyafront runners.