30-40pc voter turnout: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the voter turnout was estimated around 30 to 40 percent.

He made the disclosure while briefing the journalists at EC office after the voting ended at 4:00pm on Wednesday.

The CEC said the voting in the first phase of upazila elections was held peacefully.

However, he blamed rain in some parts of the country and the ongoing paddy harvesting season for the poor turnout.