Tangail-8 by-polls continuing peacefully
Saturday, 29 March 2014
The balloting in the by-election to Tangail-8 constituency has been progressing peacefully since 8:00am on Saturday. However, the turnout has been almost low in different polling centres around 11:15am when the report was filed. The parliamentary seat (Sakhipur-Basail) fell vacant after Awami League (AL) MP Shawkat Momen Shajahan died on January 20 this year following his re-election to the constituency in Jan 5 parliamentary elections. The voting will continue till 4:00pm without any break, according to a news agency.