Dhaka: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Thursday trashed BNP’s allegation of irregularities in the Rangpur City Corporation election.

‘We’ve gleaned information from the local level. Voters didn’t come up with any complaint. So, the BNP’s allegation doesn’t seem to be authentic,’ the CEC said while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital, reports the UNB.

BNP at a press briefing earlier in the day alleged that the administration obstructed voters from going to polling stations, while polling agents were ousted from some centres during the city corporation election.

Expressing satisfaction over the overall election situation, Nurul Huda said the EC planned to use EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) in the election carefully and there had been no problem in its use. ‘Voters are also happy with the EVM use,’ he claimed.

‘We also have a plan to use EVM in the next local elections on a small scale. However, it won’t be possible to use EVM in the upcoming national election,’ said the CEC.