Staff Reporter: The biennial election of the Bangladeshi American Association of Connecticut (BAAC), one of the leading organizations of Bangladeshis in the US state of Connecticut, was held last Sunday (September 12). After the counting of votes continued from evening till midnight, the Election Commission abruptly suspended the counting of votes for unknown reasons. Kazi Belal Shajahan, the head of the Election Commission, could not explain the exact reason why the counting of votes was postponed.
The Nurul-Humayun parishad is leading in the Stamford center, while the Tamim-Mamun parishad is leading in the Bridgeport and Wallingford centers. In this situation, the Election Commission suddenly suspended the counting of votes after midnight for an unknown reason. After this decision, one of them took the initiative to take the ballot box to the house of the Election Commission. It was stopped in the face of opposition protests. Eventually countless boxes were kept at the Manchester Police Station as decided by both parties. What is the reason behind the postponement of the counting of votes in the election of Baac to the Chief of the Election Commission Kazi Belal Shajahan on the telephone of the American media Bangla Press on Monday morning 13 September? When asked, he said in one word, if the results were announced, everyone would know. The reason for the postponement of the vote count is that it cannot be told to me (the media). And did not want to talk long. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. They did not address the electorate via email or social media after the vote was suspended.
Meanwhile, many have also made negative comments on the sudden decision of the Election Commission of (BAAC). Doubts have arisen among the expatriates about the neutrality of the Election Commission. Despite the objections, for the convenience of the expatriate candidates in Chattogram, the Election Commission of Chattogram appointed the Expatriate Election Commission of Chattogram to Stamford, which is inhabited by Chattogram expatriates. He also started counting the votes of that center before in the case of counting the votes.
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