Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Dr. A.H.M. Hamidur Rahman Azad has alleged that Election Commission (EC) officials themselves stamped ballots and tampered with result sheets during the national parliamentary election. The allegations were raised on Sunday during a meeting between leaders of the 11-party alliance and the EC at its headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka. Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Mashud and other officials were present at the meeting.

According to Hamidur Rahman, the election process was marred by irregularities, including the use of black money and what he described as “election engineering.” He claimed that in some centers, officials on duty stamped ballots themselves, voters were intimidated, and polling was obstructed. He further alleged that vote casting was low in some areas, while in others, abnormally high turnout and use of extra ballots were observed. Agents were reportedly forced out during vote counting, and result sheets were altered. The alliance leaders said they had repeatedly informed the EC but received no satisfactory action.

Other participants in the meeting included liaison committee media coordinator Ehsanul Mahbub Jubayer, Jamaat leader Barrister Najibur Rahman Momen, Labor Party’s Mostafizur Rahman Iran, and central leaders of the NCP.