The voting in elections to more than 150 union parishads (UPs) across the country began this morning.

The balloting began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break.

Of the UPs, some 50 in 24 upazilas went to their regular polls while the others to by-polls to different posts, including 17 of chairman, in 91 upazilas, according to the Election Commission.