BNP candidate for Dhaka-6, Ishraq Hossain, has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) expressing fears of polling center occupation and fake voters ahead of the election. On Saturday, he met EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed at the Election Building and demanded action against those involved, including a request to change a polling center after weapons and sticks were recovered there.

Ishraq said police recovered 152 thick sticks from the Cosmopolitan School center in Sutrapur on February 4, a property owned by the rival political party Jamaat-e-Islami. He alleged that the local police officer delayed action by four hours, allowing firearms and more sticks to be removed. Citing this as a sign of bias and negligence, he demanded the officer’s replacement and relocation of the center to ensure fair voting.

He added that although the Dhaka-6 environment remains relatively calm, the discovery of weapons and reports of fake voters in several holdings have raised concerns. Ishraq emphasized that his campaign seeks a peaceful and credible election.