Chief Election Commi-ssioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said on Saturday that, Elections of Mymensingh and Cumilla City Corporation polls were conducted peacefully.
Speaking to the media at Election Secretariat in Agargaon he said, "Elections started peacefully except some untoward incidents. We arrested 53 miscreants who were involved in election code violation."
Two supporters of the horse symbol and a supporter of the bus symbol were allegedly shot and injured near a polling station in Cumilla during the by-polls. The incident took place around 10am, and all three injured were sent to Cumilla Medical College Hospital for treatment.
In response to a question over the clash in Cumilla, the CEC said, "There was a clash and the shooting took place outside the centre. Not inside the centre."
"So far, the polls were free, fair and unbiased. We have yet to get any information about or allegation of any influence or intervention," he added.
Regarding the clashes, Election Commissioner (EC) Anisur Rahman said, "A clash broke out when people were going to cast their votes and two people were shot. Law enforcers rushed there and brought the situation under control. Later, the voting continued peacefully."
