Election commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker on Sunday ruled out any possibility of altering the final constituency delimitation as protests continued at places against the latest delimitation.
According to the Delimitation Act, no question can be raised in any court or before any other authority regarding the commission鈥檚 proceedings, constituency formation, or any action taken under its authority, he told reporters at his office at Agargaon in the capital.
The Election Commission on Thursday issued a gazette notification, disclosing the final delimitation of the 300 constituencies.
The final delimitation brought changes to boundaries of 51 Jatiya Sangsad constituencies across the country ahead of the 13th JS elections, scheduled for early February 2026.
After the final delimitation, the number of constituencies in Gazipur increased from five to six while decreased from four to three in Bagerhat.
Following the publication of the gazette, protests erupted in several districts, including Bagerhat, Faridpur, and Pabna, where people rejected the changes to their parliamentary constituencies.
Explaining the criteria for the delimitation, election commissioner Anwarul said that the law emphasised administrative arrangement, geographical integrity, and census data.
He said that the commission had also taken into account up-to-date voter figures, on the basis of which numbers across 64 districts were examined, averages calculated, and the draft gazette finalised.
鈥楩ollowing the draft, we issued a notification to invite objections and suggestions. Several came and we held a public hearing where the full commission analysed statements both for and against [the changes],鈥� the election commissioner said.
He acknowledged regional disparities, saying that Gazipur ranked at the top in terms of voter number while Bagerhat was at the bottom.
Anwarul explained that even with one seat reduced, Bagerhat鈥檚 voter number still remained below the average of 4,20,000 per constituency and said that given the country鈥檚 geography and administrative structure, achieving perfect uniformity was very difficult.
Responding to agitation in some districts, he said that the EC did not know why people were demonstrating or what they wanted.
Anwarul said that such matters were linked to politics and regionalism and might be resolved locally, adding that the commission had nothing further to say regarding the agitators at the moment.
The Election Commissioner also said that preparations for political party registration were in the final stage.
He informed that almost all field visit reports had been compiled and the remaining work was expected to be completed within a week.
The next stage involves granting registration to political parties that fulfil the legal requirements, he added.
鈥極nce the commission decides to approve a party, a notification will be issued. As there may be objections regarding the party name, or another organisation may have a similar name, a final notification will be issued after resolving any such concerns,鈥� he said.
Meanwhile, residents of Gazaria in Munshiganj staged a protest on Sunday against the re-delimitation of the Homna-Meghna parliamentary constituency ahead of the 13th national elections, 抖阴精品 correspondent in Munshiganj reported.
Organised under the banner of the Homna-Meghna Constituency Protection Committee, demonstrators blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, causing long traffic jams and severe inconvenience to commuters.
The protest began at 11:00am with a human chain, where BNP central organising secretary Selim Bhuiyan expressed solidarity with the protesters鈥� demand.
Authorities, including Gazaria upazila nirbahi officer Ashraful Alam, arrived at the scene and requested the protesters to vacate the road.
After the agitators left the road traffic movement resumed.
Thousands of residents, including local political leaders, members of the seat protection committee, civil society representatives, and members of social, cultural, and professional organisations, joined the demonstration.
Our correspondent in Brahmanbaria reported that locals in the district blocked the Dhaka鈥揝ylhet highway on Sunday morning to protest the new delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.
The demonstration began at 10:00 am in Chandura, Bijoynagar upazila.
The protest caused a long traffic jam stretching nearly 10 kilometres, putting commuters to severe inconveniences.
Participants in the demonstration included leaders and activists of various political parties as well as people from different walks of life.
The blockade was lifted around 5:30pm after a request from the administration.
