union parishad (UP) elections
Free and fair UP elections 2016 - Are we there yet?
Much debate has been brewing in the media and in political forums about the on-going Union Parishad (UP) elections.
UP polls: 12 election officials detained for irregularities, negligence in duty
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.
UP polls: Situation worsened, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleges that the electoral scenario in the country had worsened further.
UP polls: Voting suspended in Bagmara
Election Commission withholds all process for holding elections to all the 16 union councils of Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi.
Khaleda to hold workers’ rally May 1
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a workers’ rally in Dhaka on May 1 on the occasion of May Day.
UP polls: BNP alleges irregularities in 3rd phase too
Senior BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan alleges that the third phase of union parishad (UP) elections were also marred by “massive vote rigging and irregularities”, like the first and second phases.
3rd phase UP polls fairer than previous two: CEC
Chief Election Commission Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claims that voting in the third phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections was held in a free, fair and congenial atmosphere.
Khaleda to sit with alliance chiefs to decide on UP polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with the top leaders of 20-party alliance to decide whether it will participate in the Union Parishad elections.
Post-poll violence: Injured Bogra Jubo League man dies
A Jubo League activist dies at a hospital, a day after he sustained injuries in a clash between supporters of victorious and defeated candidates in the union parishad elections in Sonatola upazila of Bogra yesterday.
No need to deploy army in UP polls: EC
There is no reason to deploy army personnel for the upcoming union parishad (UP) elections, Election Commissioner Shah Nawaz says.