People exercised voting rights smoothly in 13th JS polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said people exercised their right to vote smoothly in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections, report agencies.
Speaking as the chief guest at a discussion organised at the Election Commission (EC) headquarters in the capital's Agargaon on Monday to mark International Women's Day, he said: "With your cooperation, we have been able to give the gift of a beautiful election. I have not yet heard from a single person who said, 'I could not vote in the election'. I have asked many people, but no one has said this."
The CEC also mentioned that while visiting various centres on polling day, he did not hear any complaints from regular voters, women voters, or voters from minority communities.
Nasir also joked about the indelible ink used in the election remaining visible on voters' fingers more than a month after the election.
Noting that there have been many jokes on social media about the persistent ink stains, the CEC said some voters are even making humorous comments about the stains barring them from voting in local government elections.
Highlighting a Facebook post by a former colleague of his after the election, he said: "He posted, 'Honourable chief election commissioner, did you put on this ink yourself?”