Children were used by the candidates in the union parishad elections at Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet district yesterday for doing election-

Law enforcement agencies and mobile courts detain at least five presiding officers and seven assistant presiding officers for their alleged involvement in irregularities and negligence in their duties during the fourth phase of the Union Parishad election.

The Election Commission says the fourth phases of the Union Parishad (UP) election were held relatively in a better atmosphere than the previous three phases.

Four persons, including a 17-year-old, have been killed during clash among supporters of Union Parishad election candidates and police in Rajshahi, Thakurgaon and Comilla districts while a sexagenarian man was killed in Narsingdi by alleged supporters of a pro-Awami League candidate as he protested casting of his vote by others.

Around 179 of the 358 polling centres in 41 unions of six upazilas under Dinajpur, Joypurhat and Naogaon districts have been marked

At least 30 people were injured in pre-union parishad (UP) poll violence at Barofalsi village in Harinakundo upazila of the district

At least 65 people were injured in post-union parishad (UP) polls violence in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon and Sreepur upazila of

At least 800 people have been sued over Saturday's clash at a polling centre in Chatmohar upazila that killed a man.

At least 11 people are injured in different violence incidents during the third phase union parishad (UP) elections in Jamalpur and Sherpur districts.

The third phase of the Union Parishad elections ends peacefully in 620 unions of 46 districts.

The Election Commission has issued an order to withdraw the superintendent of police and officer-in-charges of two police stations of Gazipur for the sake of fair election as the district goes into Union Parishad polls on Saturday.

At least 15 people were injured in a pre-poll clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates in Sohagi union of Iswarganj

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the law enforcement agencies will remain alert to avoid any violence during the third phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections, scheduled to be held on April 23.

A total of 78.46 present votes are cast in the second phase of the country’s Union Parishad elections, an official of the Election Commission says.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan verses a chorus with the Election Commission claiming that the second phase of union parishad elections was free and fair.

Union parishad (UP) polls in 15 unions under Sitakunda and Mirsarai upazilas under Chittagong district were held amid thin presence of

Snapshots of 2nd Phase of UP Polls

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed says the overall achievement of the Election Commission to hold a free and fair Union Parishad polls has been marred as irregularities took place in some unions during the second phase polls.

Chittagong district unit BNP demands cancellation of today’s union parishad elections alleging widespread irregularities by ruling party men and demanded re-election in those unions.

The second phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections began this morning as 639 unions of 47 districts go to polls. Over 1.12 crore voters will be eligible to exercise their vote under nearly 6,200 polling stations. Follow The Daily Star’s Twitter account for live updates @dailystarnews.