Dhaka, April 9 -- e-Islami on Thursday alleged widespread irregularities in the Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3 by-elections, claiming that vote rigging, fake voting and the expulsion of polling agents undermined the fairness of the polls.

At a press briefing at the party's central office, Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said a number of serious violations took place during voting, including ballot stuffing and the forced removal of agents from polling centres.

He protested the incidents and demanded action from the authorities.

Parwar said their candidate in Sherpur's Sreebardi had passed away earlier, while local party leader Rezaul Karim, secretary of Sreebardi upazila, was beaten to death ahead of the polls, creating tensions in the area...