Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said on Saturday that a comprehensive decision will be made within seven days after a full investigation about the cancellation of by-election in Gaibandha-5 constituency is completed, reports UNB.
He said that the initial investigation by a committee appointed by the Election Commission was partial, and they need a full investigation to go to final conclusion.
The CEC said this in response to reporters' questions while monitoring the by-election vote in Faridpur-2 constituency on Saturday morning.
Awal said that the EC has only observed 51 closed centres, while a committee has been constituted to analyse the remaining 94 centres' CCTV footage at Gaibandha-5.
"They will report within seven days. Then a coordinated decision will be taken," he said.
EC’s Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath, who headed the committee, submitted the report to EC Secretary Humayun Kabir Khandaker.
The EC suspended the election because of “widespread malpractices” on the election day on October 12.
It also extended the deadline for holding any fresh election to the Gaibandha-5 parliamentary seat by three months, or till January 20, 2023.
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