Mayor hopefuls cite some setbacks

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Mayor hopefuls in four city corporations Monday expressed happiness over the atmosphere during the elections, but some of them said a few setbacks might affect the results, reports bdnews24.com.

"Voting went on peacefully. But ballot papers were very thin which might lead to the cancellations of many votes," Rajshahi mayor candidate Khairuzzaman Liton told the news agency.

BNP leader Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, another mayor hopeful for Rajshahi city, echoed him.

"Ink on one symbol may spread to other symbols when the ballot is folded," he said.

Another mayoral candidate, Rezaun Nabi Dudu, said voting went slowly.

In Barisal, Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Shawkat Hossain Hiron also raised the allegation of slow voting.

Another candidate Ebaidul Haque Chan, a BNP leader, said many voters could not vote despite having voter identity cards as their names were not on the voter list.