union parishad poll

UP polls: BNP candidates getting threats, alleges Rizvi

The BNP alleges that the party nominated chairman candidates for the union parishad (UP) elections, their agents and supporters are continuously getting death threats.

Suranjit pulls up EC over UP polls role

Ruling Awami League leader Surnajit Sengupta lambastes the Election Commission over its “failure to prevent violence in the union parishad elections”.

Second-phase Voting Today / Fear of violence high

Another 639 unions in 47 districts go to the polls today, a week after violence in the first phase of the elections left around two dozen people dead.

10 killed in UP violence

Widespread violence left at least 10 people dead and around a thousand others wounded in the first phase of union parishads elections yesterday. The festive mood of the polls to the lowest tier of local government was largely marred by electoral irregularities and incidents of clashes between supporters of rival candidates.

April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016

UP polls: BNP candidates getting threats, alleges Rizvi

The BNP alleges that the party nominated chairman candidates for the union parishad (UP) elections, their agents and supporters are continuously getting death threats.

April 1, 2016
April 1, 2016

Suranjit pulls up EC over UP polls role

Ruling Awami League leader Surnajit Sengupta lambastes the Election Commission over its “failure to prevent violence in the union parishad elections”.

March 31, 2016
March 31, 2016

Fear of violence high

Another 639 unions in 47 districts go to the polls today, a week after violence in the first phase of the elections left around two dozen people dead.

March 23, 2016
March 23, 2016

10 killed in UP violence

Widespread violence left at least 10 people dead and around a thousand others wounded in the first phase of union parishads elections yesterday. The festive mood of the polls to the lowest tier of local government was largely marred by electoral irregularities and incidents of clashes between supporters of rival candidates.