Elections
Neutrality In Polls / Presiding officer to be changed if any candidate complains: EC
Election Commissioner Md Alamgir yesterday said presiding officers of polling centres in the upcoming upazila elections will be changed if any candidate makes allegations of their neutrality.
3rd phase UZ polls: 1,588 candidates submit nomination papers
A total of 1,588 aspirants submitted nomination papers to contest in the third phase of upazila elections slated for May 29
Upazila polls: Relatives of AL MPs in 15 races of 2nd phase
Awami League’s move to keep relatives of its lawmakers from participating in the upazila parishad election is falling flat in the second phase of the polls as well.
Security deployment to be highest ever in UZ polls
The government is going to deploy a large number of law enforcers at each polling station for the upcoming upazila elections, to be held in phases from May 8.
Sreepur upazila polls chairman candidate fined Tk 40,000
A mobile court yesterday imposed a Tk 40,000 fine on Jamil Hasan Durjoy, a chairman candidate for Sreepur upazila parishad polls and Gazipur district Awami League joint general secretary, for violating electoral code
Upazila Polls: Two AL leaders held for threatening rival candidate’s agents
Detectives yesterday arrested two local Awami League leaders in Jamalpur over allegations of threatening agents of their rival candidate in the upcoming upazila parishad elections.
BNP expels 73 activists for taking part in UZ polls
The BNP has expelled 73 leaders and activists for contesting the May 8 upazila polls defying the party’s decision.
Admin, police wary of MPs meddling in upazila polls
Field-level admin and police officials yesterday said lawmakers and ministers trying to influence upazila polls in their respective localities might pose a serious challenge for the Election Commission.
Writ filed against Palak for interfering in upazila polls
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court bringing allegations against State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak of illegally interfering in the process of holding Singra Upazila parishad election in Natore
Upazila Polls: Defiant MPs to face music
Action will be taken against Awami League ministers and lawmakers whose close relatives did not withdraw their candidatures from the upazila parishad elections, party General Secretary Obaidul Quader said yesterday.
Action if relatives of ministers, MPs take part in upazila polls: Quader
Action will be taken against Awami League ministers and lawmakers whose close relatives have not withdrawn their candidatures from the upazila parishad elections, AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader warned today
Most parties shun May 8 upazila polls
Most political parties are either boycotting or did not field candidates for the upazila elections set to begin in phases from May 8.
EC postpones elections in 3 Bandarban upazilas
The Election Commission is set to increase the number of law enforcers to maintain law and order during the upcoming upazila polls.
25 elected unopposed in first phase of upazila polls
A total of 25 candidates -- six for chairman posts, nine for vice chairman posts, and 10 for vice chairman posts reserved for women -- have been elected unopposed in the first phase of the upazila polls.
Joint operation in Bandarban: Polls to 3 upazilas postponed
The Election Commission has decided to postpone elections to three upazilas of Bandarban as a joint operation of law enforcers and security forces is going on there
Relatives in UZ Polls: Unfazed, AL MPs breach party directive
The ruling Awami League issues some directives and makes some strategic decisions before local government polls, but its ranks hardly ever abide by those.
First phase of UZ polls: 198 aspirants withdraw from race
A total of 198 candidates withdrew their candidature in the first phase of upazila elections slated for May 8
Upazila polls: BB seeks info on candidates to identify loan defaulters
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all the returning officers to provide information about the candidates in the second phase of the Upazila Parishad election to prevent loan defaulters from becoming candidates
