Supporters of the defeated candidate Emdadul Haque Bhorsa, who contested under the paddy sheaf symbol in Rangpur-4 (Kaunia–Pirgacha), staged protests demanding a recount of votes. On Saturday, after Bhorsa submitted a written complaint to the district administration and spoke to journalists, his supporters and party activists organized demonstrations rejecting the announced results. Protests and road blockades were reported in Haragach, Kaunia, and Pirgacha, with some incidents of burning tires on roads.
From Saturday morning, demonstrators in Haragach municipality held broom and shoe processions while chanting slogans against National Citizens Party member secretary Akhtar Hossain. Protesters claimed irregularities in vote counting and alleged that the declared results did not reflect the true outcome. They argued that without “election engineering,” their candidate would have won by a large margin and urged authorities to publish the genuine results through a recount.
As tensions escalated, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) forces were deployed to restore order. Law enforcement agencies attempted to bring the situation under control, while no immediate comments were available from relevant officials.
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