EC asks for rechecking CCTV footage of 94 centres

Election Commission (EC) has ordered a reinvestigation into the CCTV footage of 94 polling stations amid allegation of irregularities in Gaibandha-5 by-election.

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said this at a press conference at the Election Commission Secretariat this afternoon (November 5, 2022).

"Our decision is that apart from the 52 postponed centres in Gaibandha, we haven't give any decision for or fully monitored the rest 94 centres. We have decided that a committee will check our CCTV footage and give an observation report," the CEC said.

"For that purpose, we have already formed a committee. The previous committee will do this and give us a report within seven days. A decision on the by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency will be taken after receiving the full report, he said.

On October 12, the EC withheld the by-elections to Gaibandha-5 constituency due to "malpractice".