Over 30pc voter turnout in second phase of Upazila elections: CEC
The voter turnout in the second phase of upazila elections on Tuesday was estimated to be above 30 per cent, chief election commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said...
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Second phase voting of upazila polls starts in several districts
Voting in the second phase of Upazila Parishad election began on Tuesday at 8:00am and it will continue until 4:00pm...
156 upazilas go to polls today
The country鈥檚 156 upazilas will go for elections today amid fears of violence, intimidation, and low voter turnout in the second phase of the upazila election.聽
Politics, to serve people, must remain free of moneyed clout
AN ABNORMAL increase in the moveable and immovable assets of public representatives and public office holders has for long been an issue of concern. Such an abnormal increase in wealth certainly shows an association between tenure in office and a rapid increase in income and wealth, suggesting corrupt practices...
Campaign ends in 156 upazilas, vote tomorrow
Amid allegations of conflicts, threats, violations of electoral code of conduct, and influence by lawmakers, elections to 156 upazila parishads under the...
Upazila candidates鈥� wealth聽rises unusually
The income and wealth of public representatives participating in the ongoing upazila elections and their dependants increased manifolds in five years, according to...
457 platoons of BGB deployed ahead of 2nd phase of Upazila polls
A total of 457 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh have been deployed to maintain law and order ahead of the second phase of Upazila Parishad Elections billed for May 21....
Lakshmipur-1 MP asked not to participate in polls campaign
The Election Commission sent a letter to lawmaker Anwar Hossain Khan of Lakshmipur-1 constituency asking him not to participate in the upazila parishad...
Chairman candidate accuses state minister of threatening voters
A chairman candidate in the Puthia upazila paishad elections in Rajshahi on Thursday accused state minister for rural development and cooperatives Abdul Wadud Dara of intimidating and threatening voters...
SC scraps Salim Prodhan鈥檚 candidature in Rupganj upazila election
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a High Court order to return the candidature of Narayanganj鈥檚 Rupganj upazila parishad chairman candidate Salim Prodhan, a convict in a case over amassing illegal wealth and money laundering....
Man killed in Gopalganj UP post-polls violence
A supporter of a defeated candidate of the recently held upazila parishad election in Gopalganj Sadar upazila was shot dead and six others were injured in post-poll violence on Tuesday evening...
BNP expels 52 more leaders for contesting upazila elections
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday expelled 52 more of its grassroots leaders for contesting the ongoing upazila parishad elections ignoring the party decision of boycotting the polls under the Awami League government...
EC cancels state minister鈥檚 brother鈥檚 candidature
The Election Commission on Wednesday cancelled the candidature of Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila parishad chairman candidate Jamil Hasan for violating the electoral code of conduct...
BNP expels five more leaders for contesting Upazila elections
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party has expelled five more of its grassroots leaders for participating in the second phase of upcoming upazila elections by violating the party decision.....
10 hurt as supporters of 2 chairman candidates clash
At least 10 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of the two chairman candidates in Atgharia upazila parishad elections in Pabna on...
130 withdraw candidacy from 3rd phase of Upazila elections
A total of 130 candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from the third phase Upazila Parishad election scheduled to be held on May 29, said the Election Commission on Monday.....
People reject upazila polls under AL govt: Mancha
Leaders of Ganatantra Mancha, a combined platform of six political parties, on Friday said that people rejected the ongoing upazila parishad polls as elections could not be...
AL takes most upazilas in first phase
Leaders of the ruling Awami League and its associated bodies won the chairman post in most of the upazilas in the first phase of upazila parishad elections held on Wednesday amid low turnout and boycott by the most opposition parties...
Low turnout, violence mark polling
The first phase of upazila parishad elections was held on Wednesday amid clashes in some places, low voter turnout, and boycott by most opposition parties, including the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Voter turnout in Upazila elections between 30-40pc: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said on Wednesday that the voter turnout in the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad polls was between 30 to 40 per cent.....
UP chairman arrested with money during upazila rlection in Sirajganj
A Union Parishad chairman was arrested with Tk 94,000 allegedly for buying votes for a chairman candidate in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj during the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Polls held at 139 upazilas in the country on Wednesday....
Voting in first phase upazila parishad elections ends
Voting in the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election in 139 upazilas across Bangladesh ended on Wednesday afternoon...
UP member jailed, another person held in Chuadanga during upazila polls
A Union Parishad member was jailed and another was arrested for obstructing voters from entering polling stations in Damurhuda and Jibannagar upazilas of Chuadanga as voting for the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election is underway across 139 upazilas on Wednesday...
Voting continues in first phase of upazila polls amid tight security
Voting for the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad Election was underway across 139 upazilas nationwide on Wednesday, with polls open from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm without any interruptions...
First-phase upazila polls today amid violence fear, boycott
The country鈥檚 139 upazilas are set to go to the polls today in the first phase of the four-phase upazila parishads polls amid boycotts of most opposition political parties, including...
State agencies, political parties must not make politics expensive
AN INCREASE in the moveable assets of candidates re-running for the position of the chair in the upazila council elections in the first phase that take place today, as Transparency International Bangladesh findings show, and an issue that...
Chairman candidate lands in jail in Tk 2,000cr laundering case
The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on Tuesday sent Samsul Alam Chowdhury, a chairman candidate in the Faridpur Sadar upazila parishad...
Five presiding officers arrested for holding secret meeting
Six people including five presiding officers were arrested on charge of holding a 鈥榮ecret meeting to work for a chairman candidate鈥� in Sirajganj upazila parishad election to be held on Wednesday....
BNP urges voters not to go to polling stations for upazila elections Wednesday
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday urged the voters not to go to the polling stations on Wednesday to cast their votes in the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections....
Ministers, lawmakers cannot influence upazila parishad polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said on Tuesday that ministers and lawmakers cannot influence the upazila parishad elections.....