Hardline outfit Jamaat-e-Islami alleges irregularities, calls for recount in 30 seats – The Times of India

Dhaka: Amid preparations by Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP) to kind the following govt, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday referred to as for a recount in 30 constituencies for the thirteenth parliamentary election, alleging irregularities within the vote-counting course of. Talking at a press convention, Jamaat leaders stated a recount might considerably alter the outcomes at a number of of the 30 seats. Jamaat assistant secretary basic and head of its central publicity division Ehsanul Mahbub Zubayer urged the authorities to droop the swearing-in of declared winners within the disputed constituencies till the recount course of is accomplished. He alleged that the outcomes have been “intentionally altered to defeat the candidates of Jamaat and the 11-party alliance,” claiming that sure officers within the administration and Election Fee have been complicit within the ballot irregularities. The occasion, he stated, is pursuing authorized treatments over the matter.