Most of the complaints were filed by the BNP mayor runners and councillor contenders, officials said, adding that the BNP men accused their AL opponents of breaching the code of conduct.

Returning officers for the DNCC and DSCC, Abul Kashem and Abdul Baten claimed almost all the complaints had been settled.

Many people expressed fears that there will be violence as clashes between the AL and BNP men took place during the campaign.

On January 21, BNP’s DNCC mayoral nominee Tabith Awal was attacked by supporters of an AL-backed councillor candidate in Mirpur.

According to Kashem, 66 percent of the 1,318 poling centres in DSCC were “important”. Baten said 63 percent of the 1,150 centres in DNCC were “important”. Officials said “important” was a euphemism for risks of violence.

The Election Commission has engaged some 49,000 law enforcers to maintain law and order on election day.

Besides, 172 executive magistrates and 64 judicial magistrates will be deployed to punish violence and breaches of conduct.