Many family members and relatives of ruling Awami League lawmakers and ministers remained in the contest for the first phase of the upazila parishad elections, defying the instructions of the party high-ups, as they did not withdraw their candidature on the last day on Monday...
Only a handful of 45 grassroots leaders of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party responded to the party鈥檚 call to withdraw their candidature from the first phase of upazila parishad elections slated for May 8 in 150 upazilas...
A total of 2,055 aspiring candidates submitted nomination papers for three positions鈥攃hairman, vice chairman general seat and vice chairman seat reserved for women鈥攊n the second phase of the upazila parishad elections...
The Jamaat-e-Islami has withdrawn from the decision to participate in the upazila parishad elections and sent instructions accordingly to all its grassroots committees...
The ruling Awami League is facing a chaotic situation over the forthcoming upazila parishad elections as influential leaders and lawmakers have started backing their relatives and close associates to contest...