Kushtia-1: BNP leader detained for campaigning inside polling centre
The executive magistrate said campaigning inside a polling centre breaches the electoral code of conduct.
A mobile court detained local BNP leader Amjad Hossain in the Kushtia-1 (Daulatpur) constituency for directly soliciting votes from voters inside a polling centre this morning (12 February).
Law enforcement personnel intervened promptly upon noticing the incident.
Amjad, president of the Hogolbaria Union unit of BNP, was taken into custody at around 9:30am inside Gachir Diar Government Primary School polling centre in Hogolbaria Union, Daulatpur Upazila.
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Abu Salem Md Nasim, the executive magistrate in charge of the centre, confirmed the incident, saying that campaigning inside a polling centre constitutes a breach of the election code of conduct.
He was subsequently handed over to a judicial magistrate.
Anindya Guha, upazila returning officer and executive officer, confirmed that Hossain remains in judicial custody and that legal proceedings are ongoing.
Meanwhile, Arifur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station, said Hossain is currently under police custody and preparations are underway to take the necessary legal measures.
