Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has expressed his hopes for a peaceful, fair, and acceptable election, stating that after a long wait, he finally has the opportunity to vote.
He said, “We will accept the results of a fair election. We will overlook minor incidents, but there will be no leniency if any major irregularities occur.”
Speaking to journalists after casting his vote at the Monipur High School and College polling centre in the Dhaka-15 constituency on Thursday, he added, “We hope this election will rid the country of terrorism and extortion.”
Shafiqur Rahman emphasised the importance of the media’s role in the election, saying, “The media must report accurate information, not spin the facts. The media is the fourth pillar of the state, and its impartial role is crucial in nation-building.”
He voted at 8:31am at the Monipur High School and College polling centre in the capital’s Mirpur 60 Feet area.
Voting began at 7:30am and will continue without a break until 4:30pm.
The election is being conducted across 299 parliamentary seats using transparent ballot boxes and paper ballots. However, polling in one seat (Sherpur) has been postponed due to the death of a valid candidate.
