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MADARIPUR, Feb 12, 2026 (BSS) - Voting in the 13th National Parliament election began across Madaripur district on Thursday morning in a peaceful and festive atmosphere, with voters lining up early to exercise their franchise.
Among the early voters was Muntasir Rahman Taukir, a physically challenged new voter, who cast his ballot for the first time at 7:30 am at the Government Girls’ High School polling station in Madaripur Municipality.
Expressing his excitement after voting, Taukir said, “I came to vote peacefully for the first time in my life with my father without any hassle. I had come once before, but could not vote and later returned home. It feels great to be able to vote today. Alhamdulillah, I am able to vote.”
Taukir, the son of local schoolteacher Mizanur Rahman, said he was satisfied to have voted in a normal and orderly environment.
Voting began at 7:30 am in 381 polling stations across three parliamentary constituencies in the district and will continue until 4:30 pm. Of the total centers, 244 have been identified as vulnerable.
According to the Madaripur District Returning Officer’s office, a total of 1,148,330 voters are expected to cast their votes in the three constituencies. Among them, 553,007 are female voters, 595,309 are male voters, and 12 belong to the third gender. The voter roll has increased by 81,897 compared to the previous parliamentary election.
A total of 25 valid candidates are contesting in the three constituencies.
District Returning Officer Jahangir Alam told BSS that CCTV cameras have been installed at every polling station to ensure transparent and smooth voting. Members of the army, police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), and mobile courts are deployed across the district to maintain law and order and ensure that voters can cast their ballots without any difficulty.
