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.
AL MP flouts rules, seeks votes for party nominees
Violating electoral law, a ruling Awami League lawmaker in Jhalakathi yesterday sought votes for party-nominated chairman candidates in the union parishad polls scheduled for Tuesday.
EC asks SPs to go tough on rules violation
The Election Commission has asked superintendent of police of all districts to file cases against violators of electoral code of conduct during the upcoming union parishad polls.
JCD leader killed in Pirojpur
A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader was killed early yesterday allegedly by members of the ruling Awami League over a feud centring on the upcoming union parishad polls in Pirojpur.
EC asks law enforcers to go tough
Chief Election Commission Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday directed the law enforcers to open fire on criminals if they try to occupy polling stations or stuff ballot boxes during the union parishad polls.
CEC instructs top security for UP polls
The Election Commission instructs law enforcers to ensure top security measures for fair voting in the upcoming Union Parishad elections.
BNP fails to nominate candidates in 25 UPs
The BNP could not nominate anyone within the deadline yesterday for contesting the chairman posts in at least 25 Union Parishads in the second phase of elections for a lack of interest among its grassroots.
'EC, AL join hands to rig UP elections'
The BNP has alleged that the ruling Awami League and the Election Commission are plotting to ensure victories for the AL candidates in the union parishad polls through electoral irregularities, but the AL and the EC have brushed aside the allegations.
Nomination filing ends
Rebel chairman aspirants of union parishads from the Awami League and the BNP yesterday filed for candidacies in many places along with their party-nominated candidates on the last day for nomination submission.
EC won't seek army for UP polls
The Election Commission is not going to seek army deployment in the upcoming Union Parishad polls as the EC apprehends lower level of violence compared to other elections.
UP polls timetable likely tomorrow
The Election Commission is likely to announce tomorrow the schedule for Union Parishad polls to be held in around