BARISAL: Voting for the by-election to Barisal-5 constituency is underway peacefully from Sunday morning.

The polling began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.

Two candidates are contesting in the by-election to the parliamentary constituency.

Jebunnessa Afroj, widow of late MP Shawkat Hossain Hiron, is vying in the polls with “Boat” symbol while Saiful Islam Liton backed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) with “Television” symbol. 

A total of 342,159 voters are expected to cast their votes at 159 centers.

Army were not deployed in Barisal-5 by-polls rather Police, BGB, RAB, APBN and Ansar Battalion are performing their duty as the Mobile and Striking Force like the previous by-polls to keep law-and-order situation under control.

On June 5, the election commission has rescheduled the Barisal 5 by-election to June 15 instead of June 12. 

BDST: 0952 HRS, JUN 15, 2014