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BOUGRA, Apr 9, 2026 (BSS) - The candidates of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami cast their votes in by-election to Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency.

BNP candidate Rezaul Karim Badsha cast his vote at Shibbati Hasna Jahan Girls' High School centre this morning, while Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Abidur Rahman Sohel at Jamtola Government Primary School centre.

After casting his vote, BNP candidate Rezaul Karim Badsha told reporters that everyone should come to the polling stations to exercise their voting rights.

The by-election is being held following the vacancy of the Bogura-6 seat. 

In the 13th national elections held on February 12, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman was elected from both Bogura-6 and Dhaka-17 constituencies with a large number of votes. 

Later, he retained the Dhaka-17 seat and vacated Bogura-6, leading to the declaration of the seat as vacant. 

In accordance with the Constitution and the Representation of the People Order, the by-election to Bogura-6 is being conducted today.

BNP candidate Md Rezaul Karim Badsha, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Md Abidur Rahman and Bangladesh Development Party candidate Md Al-Amin Talukder are contesting the by-election.

Bougra-6 constituency has a total of 150 polling stations, 835 polling booths and a total of 450,309 voters.