Dhaka, April 9 -- Alleging widespread irregularities, ballot stuffing, and the forced removal of polling agents, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md Masudur Rahman has announced a boycott of the Sherpur-3 election.

The announcement came during a press conference held at the Sreebordi Upazila Jamaat office at 3:30pm on Thursday, while voting was still under way.

Masudur claimed that despite catching several individuals red-handed while casting fake votes and handing them over to presiding officers, no effective action was taken.

"At the Jhagrachar centre, a person was detained and handed over to the police in my presence, yet the casting of fake votes resumed shortly after," he told reporters.

He specifically pointed to an incident at Puragar...