.Elections to 20 upazilas, which were suspended due to Cyclone Remal, will be held on June 9, the Election Commission announced today..Election Commissioner Jahangir Jahangir Alam disclosed the date while talking to reporters at EC.. The 20 upazilas where voting will be held on

Voter turnout in the third phase of upazila parishad election was less than 20 percent until 12:00pm today, said Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam

BNP will take tough organisational actions against those party men who would contest in the upcoming upazila polls ignoring its decision of boycotting the elections.

The Awami League high command is annoyed with some ministers and party lawmakers for announcing the names of their close relatives as chairman candidates for the upcoming upazila polls.

Defeated Awami League (AL) backed chairman candidate for Barhatta upazila parishad Principal Golam Rasul Talukder yesterday alleged that his rival candidate Mainul Haque Kashem won the election race with the help of local administration and police.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader calls upon BNP to reconsider their decision against participating in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections.

The Election Commission is likely to announce the schedule for the upazila parishad polls in the first week of February.