One hundred and thirty candidates have withdrawn their candidacy from the third phase Upazila Parishad elections scheduled to be held on May 29, the Election Commission (EC) said today

Journalists in Munshiganj formed a human chain today demanding the arrest of a union parishad chairman, who is the prime accused in a case filed for allegedly attacking a journalist in Gazaria upazila of the district on May 8

Police arrested a defeated chairman candidate and his driver on the charge of beating a supporter of an elected chairman in Natore on Thursday night.

The first phase of the upazila parishad polls was an Awami League show, with most other political parties boycotting the election.

With his son’s victory in Wednesday’s upazila chairman polls in Subarnachar, local Awami League lawmaker Ekramul Karim Chowdhury have further consolidated his grip on politics, said party insiders.

At least 15 people were allegedly injured in post-poll violence in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila yesterday and the night before.

The first phase of upazila elections saw 36 percent voter turnout, Election Commissioner Md Alamgir said this afternoon

The usual election-day fervour was missing in the first phase of the upazila parishad polls yesterday, as most of the voting centres across 139 upazilas wore a deserted look, and polling officials and law enforcers were passing idle time.

At least three people were injured in a clash between two chairman candidates in Jamalpur's Sadar during the first phase of upazila elections today

A polling agent was sentenced to one year in jail for ballot stuffing in Bogura’s Gabtali upazila in the first phase of upazila elections today

Three polling officials were detained on suspicion of casting fake votes in favour of a chairman candidate at a polling station in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram this afternoon

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said that voting in the first phase of upazila elections was held peacefully

The Supreme Court today cleared the way for the Election Commission to hold the by-elections to Jhenaidah-1 constituency, which was scheduled to be held on June 5.

Most of the polling centres in Sitakunda, Mirsarai and Sandwip upazilas of Chattogram district witnessed a very thin presence of voters during the first phase of the upazila parishad polls today

Voting was suspended for an hour in a polling centre after a scuffle between supporters of two chairman candidates of Narsingdi Sadar upazila this morning

Around 15-20 percent votes were cast in the first four hours of the first phase of the upazila parishad polls

The first phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 139 upazilas across the country

The first phase of the sixth upazila parishad election is underway in 139 upazilas across the country

BNP yesterday urged voters not to go to the polling stations today to cast their votes in the first phase of upazila parishad polls.

A total of 139 upazilas are going to polls today in the first phase of the upazila parishad election amid a lack of enthusiasm and festivity.