Kapasia goes to by-polls tomorrow

The Election Commission has taken foolproof security measures to hold the Gazipur-4 by-polls tomorrow in a free and fair manner.
It has also appealed to the voters not to be worried about the extra security put in place ahead of the polling day.
“We have ensured foolproof security so that the voters feel secured to go to polling centres and cast their votes freely,” Returning Officer Mihir Sarwar Morshed told The Daily Star yesterday.
Meanwhile, the three MP aspirants passed hectic hours yesterday as the deadline for electioneering ended at 11:59pm last night.
Instead of holding public meetings, all the three contestants went door-to-door in Kapasia in their last-gasp efforts to woo the voters.
The Jatiya Sangsad seat fell vacant following the resignation of Awami League lawmaker Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj on July 7.
The only son of the country's first premier Tajuddin Ahmad, Sohel Taj also resigned as state minister for home on May 31, 2009.
The main contenders in the by-polls are AL candidate Simeen Hussain Rimi and her uncle independent candidate Afsaruddin Ahmad, an AL dissident. Simeen is also Tajuddin's daughter.
The Communist Party of Bangladesh has fielded the other candidate, Asadullah Badal, in the election.
Returning Officer Mihir said they have taken adequate measures to ensure that no outsider can stay in the constituency after midnight Friday.
“We have deployed two teams of police and Rapid Action Battalion in all the 11 unions in Kapasia. Three other teams will be ready to act as striking force, if required.”
Besides, members of Border Guard Bangladesh will be deployed in different entrances to Kapasia so that no unwanted person can enter the area, he mentioned.
Talking to this newspaper, all the three contestants expressed satisfaction over the security arrangements made by the EC.