Islami Andolan Bangladesh Joint Secretary General ATM Hemayetuddin said that vote rigging was done under the guard of police and RAB.
The party’s presidium member and candidate of Dhaka-4, Syed Mosaddek Billah Al Madani boycotted the election on allegations of unlawful occupation of voting centres.
At the press conference, Mosaddek Billah al Madani showed two ballot papers carrying seals of plough and said that around 1 pm, ruling party men occupied the Bakchar Primary School centre in Shyampur and started to seal the papers.
“The police and presiding officers did not stop them.”
At the press conference, he said, “There wasn’t any level playing field in the election and the regular intimidation by ruling party goons has turned this into a polls of terror.”
It was also alleged that Islami Andolan candidates came under attack in Chandpur. The other allegations include: in Bogura-3, the car belonging to Andolon candidate was taken away by Chhatra League workers, in Natore-1, voters were sent back after a mark on their finger but without any ballot papers. In Noakhali-2, 103 centres were occupied and seals given on boat.
He also claimed that in Dhaka-6, polling agent of Andolon was abducted with other incidents of intimidation in Kushtia-2, Cumilla -6 and 9, Chattogram-9 and Dhaka-13.