Result sheet irregularity: Presiding officer removed from duty in Jhenaidah
According to officials, 23 result sheets signed by agents of the "sheaf of paddy" and "scale" symbols were recovered from the centre.
The presiding officer of Solimunnesa Girls' School polling centre under the Jhenaidah-4 constituency was removed from election duty tonight (11 February) after 23 signed result sheets were seized.
The removed officer, Jasmine Ara, had been serving as the presiding officer at Centre No 5 of Kaliganj municipality. She is also an assistant engineer at the Department of Public Health Engineering.
Returning Officer and Jhenaidah Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Al Masud said around 10:30pm that Shamsuzzaman Khan, a senior lecturer at Kaliganj Shaheed Noor Ali College, had been appointed as the new presiding officer.
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He said such irresponsible activities would not be tolerated in the interest of ensuring a free and fair election.
According to officials, 23 result sheets signed by agents of the "sheaf of paddy" and "scale" symbols were recovered from the centre at around 8pm.
After receiving the information, Executive Magistrate and Chief Executive Officer of Jhenaidah District Council Selim Reza, along with Assistant Returning Officer and Kaliganj UNO Rizwana Nahid, visited the centre.
Selim Reza said the signed result sheets were seized and torn up, adding that the incident would not affect the election process.
He also said fresh result sheets had been ordered to be prepared.
Jasmine Ara said she had signed the result sheets without realising it was a mistake and later tore them up after recognising the error.
