Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday alleged that an unusually large number of voters had been migrated to certain constituencies in Dhaka city and other parts of the country, and demanded constituency-wise voter migration data from the Election Commission.

A BNP delegation, led by Nazrul Islam Khan, chairman of the party’s Election Steering Committee, raised the issue during a meeting with chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.

‘A large number of voters have been migrated to some specific constituencies, which is unusual,’ Nazrul Islam Khan told reporters after the meeting.

He said the EC informed the delegation that the number of migrated voters in each constituency did not exceed 2,000 to 3,000.

However, the BNP leader expressed dissatisfaction with the explanation, claiming the figures were inaccurate and that the EC did not have exact data from the relevant departments.

‘We are not satisfied with their reply as the number is not correct. We believe the Election Commission was provided with incorrect information. In fact, the number of migrated voters is much higher. That is why we demanded constituency-wise migration data,’ he said.

Nazrul Islam Khan also alleged that leaders and activists of a political party were conducting election campaigns by exploiting religious beliefs and sentiments, which he said constituted a clear violation of the representation of the people order.

‘Someone from a party was heard saying that a Muslim would have to answer the fourth question in the grave if he or she does not cast a vote for a particular symbol,’ he claimed.