Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar alleged that serious irregularities, including vote rigging, fake voting, and expulsion of polling agents, occurred during the by-elections in Bogura and Sherpur constituencies held on Thursday. Speaking at a press conference at the party’s central office in Moghbazar, he described incidents such as presiding officers forcing agents to sign result sheets early, ballot stuffing, and intimidation of voters and agents.

Porwar claimed that in Sherpur’s Shreebordi area, agents were expelled from 13 polling centers by noon and that violence was used against Jamaat activists. He accused local BNP groups of attacking Jamaat agents and obstructing women voters. Despite repeated appeals to police, army, and returning officers, he said no action was taken. He urged the Chief Election Commissioner to suspend voting in affected centers and take legal action against responsible presiding officers.

Jamaat leaders present at the briefing demanded intervention to ensure fair voting and warned that the public would not accept one-sided election results if irregularities continued.