Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked ministers and AL MPs not to exert their influence during the upcoming Upazila parishad elections.

A total of 1,588 aspirants submitted nomination papers to contest in the third phase of upazila elections slated for May 29

Awami League’s move to keep relatives of its lawmakers from participating in the upazila parishad election is falling flat in the second phase of the polls as well.

The government is going to deploy a large number of law enforcers at each polling station for the upcoming upazila elections, to be held in phases from May 8.

A mobile court yesterday imposed a Tk 40,000 fine on Jamil Hasan Durjoy, a chairman candidate for Sreepur upazila parishad polls and Gazipur district Awami League joint general secretary, for violating electoral code

Detectives yesterday arrested two local Awami League leaders in Jamalpur over allegations of threatening agents of their rival candidate in the upcoming upazila parishad elections.

The BNP has expelled 73 leaders and activists for contesting the May 8 upazila polls defying the party’s decision.

Field-level admin and police officials yesterday said lawmakers and ministers trying to influence upazila polls in their respective localities might pose a serious challenge for the Election Commission.

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court bringing allegations against State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak of illegally interfering in the process of holding Singra Upazila parishad election in Natore

Action will be taken against Awami League ministers and lawmakers whose close relatives did not withdraw their candidatures from the upazila parishad elections, party General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.

Action will be taken against Awami League ministers and lawmakers whose close relatives have not withdrawn their candidatures from the upazila parishad elections, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader warned today

A total of 25 candidates --  six for chairman posts, nine for vice chairman posts, and 10 for vice chairman posts reserved for women -- have been elected unopposed in the first phase of the upazila polls.

Most political parties are either boycotting or did not field candidates for the upazila elections set to begin in phases from May 8.

The Election Commission is set to increase the number of law enforcers to maintain law and order during the upcoming upazila polls.

The Election Commission has decided to postpone elections to three upazilas of Bandarban as a joint operation of law enforcers and security forces is going on there

The ruling Awami League issues some directives and makes some strategic decisions before local government polls, but its ranks hardly ever abide by those.

A total of 198 candidates withdrew their candidature in the first phase of upazila elections slated for May 8

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all the returning officers to provide information about the candidates in the second phase of the Upazila Parishad election to prevent loan defaulters from becoming candidates

Awami League lawmakers’ urge to tighten their grip on the grassroots seems to be prevailing over the party president’s directive to have their family members and close relatives withdraw from the upazila parishad polls.

A total of 2,055 aspirants submitted nomination papers to contest in the second phase of upazila elections slated for May 21. In this phase, a total of 160 upazilas will go to polls.