Asstt presiding officer dies after falling sick at polling centre

An assistant presiding officer died after falling sick while on duty at a polling centre in Sadar upazila of Habiganj on Wednesday morning.

The deceased assistant presiding officer was identified as Md Emdadul Haque, a Deputy Assistant Engineer at LGED office in Habiganj.

Faridul Islam, Executive Engineer at Habiganj LGED, said Emdadul complained of chest pain around 9:30am while discharging his duty at Umednagar Municipality High School polling centre in the Sadar upazila election. He was rushed to Sadar Adhunik Hospital where the doctor on duty declared him dead.