Voting in the Dhaka-8 constituency began peacefully on Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. and will continue until 4:00 p.m. Among the early voters was 95-year-old Abdul Barek, who cast his ballot at Mirza Abba Mohila College center. He expressed satisfaction with the calm environment, saying he had never experienced such a positive atmosphere in previous elections. Other voters also reported long queues forming before polls opened, with many describing the experience as joyful.

Dhaka-8, part of Dhaka South City Corporation, includes the Motijheel, Shahbagh, Ramna, Paltan, and Shahjahanpur police stations. The constituency is considered politically and administratively significant, often drawing heavyweight candidates from major political parties. During the campaign for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the seat drew attention due to exchanges between National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate Muhammad Nasiruddin Patwari and BNP candidate Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed.

The constituency has 266,497 registered voters, including 145,845 men, 120,651 women, and one third-gender voter. A total of 108 polling centers and 527 booths have been set up, while 8,982 expatriates registered to vote via the Postal Vote BD app.