Dhaka, Oct. 29 -- Voting has begun in the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary constituency.

Polling started at 8am on Thursday and will continue uninterrupted until 4pm.

Md Kamrul Islam, the returning officer for the by-election and Thakurgaon district election officer, said in the morning that voting was proceeding peacefully.

"Voting is going on peacefully at all 185 polling centres in the constituency. We have not received any complaints from anywhere," he said.

All necessary measures have been taken to ensure smooth polling, while members of law enforcement agencies and other officials are working to maintain an environment conducive to voting.

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