Three-member Russian delegation to monitor polls Sunday

A three-member delegation of Russian observers will monitor Sunday's parliamentary elections in Bangladesh.

Andrei Shutov, member of the Russian Central Election Commission and Head of Delegation, had a brief conversation with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen Masud bin Momen after their arrival in Dhaka on Friday.

Andrei Shutov, Head of Russian observers delegation, also had a brief discussion with Kazi Habibul Awal, Bangladesh Chief Election Commissioner, at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.

The vote casting will begin at 8:00 am on Sunday and continue till 4:00 pm non-stop in 299 out of the country’s 300 constituencies.

Voting in Naogaon-2 constituency has been postponed following the death of an independent contender, according to the Election Commission.

Some 1,970 candidates, including 436 independent contenders, are running in the general election.

Out of 44 political parties registered with the Election Commission, 16 parties are out of the electoral race. There are 11,93,32,934 voters –-6,05,92,197 males, 5,87,39,889 females and 848 transgenders – who have voting rights under 260,856 booths of 42,024 polling stations in the constituencies, according to the Election Commission.