union parishad polls
Teenager dies in Munshiganj clash
A teenage boy is shot dead and two others are injured in a clash between supporters of an elected councillor and a defeated candidate of Munshiganj municipality elections.
Puzzling maths
Every month, a union parishad chairman gets only Tk 1,575 as honorarium from the government. He gets another Tk 2,000 from his UP. During his five-year-tenure, he would receive around Tk 2.14 lakh. He does not get any other pay and perks.
UP polls violence claims 10 lives
Thus far reported, 10 people are killed in Jamalpur, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla districts in separate incidents of violence during the fifth phase of union parishad polls.
UP Polls / Independents, rebels lobby for fair polls
As an independent chairman candidate in the ongoing Union Parishad polls, she does not want any extra favour; rather her
UP poll violence: 2 injured victims die
Two more victims, who were injured in UP polls violence in Rajshahi and Mymensingh, have died.
UP poll violence: 2 injured victims die
Two persons, who were injured in separate clashes in Thakurgaon and Gaibandha during the fourth union parishad elections, die.
UP Polls Fourth Phase / 6 killed in Bangladesh as violence, irregularities mark vote
Many incidents of violence and irregularities marked the voting in the fourth phase of the union parishad polls yesterday as
Vote rigging at Comilla station, polling suspended
Voting at a polling station in Comilla suspended for stamping ballot papers in favour of Awami League candidate hours before the fourth phase of union parishad election started.
EC tells Whip Atik to stay away from home
The Election Commission asks Atiur Rahman Atik, whip of the parliament, to stay away from his ancestral home in Sherpur ahead of the fourth phase of union parishad polls scheduled for tomorrow.
Half-day hartal tomorrow
Progressive Students' Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students' Union will observe a half-day countrywide hartal tomorrow
3rd phase of UP polls: Voting ends peacefully
The third phase of the Union Parishad elections ends peacefully in 620 unions of 46 districts.
EC, law enforcers praise each other
Though widespread violence and loss of dozens of lives marked the first two phases of union parishad polls, the Election Commission and the law enforcement agencies have praised each other for their respective roles.
BNP to ‘decide tonight’ on boycotting UP polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to sit with top policymakers tonight to decide whether BNP will remain contesting at the union parishad elections.
Live update: UP polls
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.
EC won't take responsibility for violence
The Election Commission would not take responsibility for the violence over union parishad polls, an EC commissioner said yesterday.
BGB says it was forced to open fire
Police sue about 1,300 anonymous people for attacking policemen and district officials in Pirojpur’s Mothbaria upazila during union parishad elections – a clash that left five people dead.
BNP won't quit
The BNP will stay in the union parishad elections so that it can expose “the real face of the Awami League and the Election Commission”.
Live update: UP Polls
The first phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections begins, marking the start of the country's maiden UP-level polls on partisan lines. Two people are injured in Satkhira and voting remains suspended in 11 polling centres in Satkhira, Barisal and Patuakhali so far.
Voting begins in UP polls
The first phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections begins, marking the start of the country's maiden UP-level polls on partisan lines.