Voting in the by-election to Kurigram-3 constituency began on Wednesday morning in a peaceful manner.
The polling that started around 8am will continue till 4 pm.
Awami League candidate Prof MA Matin Diplu and Jatya Party candidate dr Akkas Ali Sarker cast their votes at the beginning of poll started.
Both the aspirants expressed hope for their victory while talking to the newsmen after casting their votes.
A total of 3, 66,811 voters will exercise their franchise through 159 polling stations in the constituency comprised of one municipality and 16 unions.