.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

The number of businesspeople contesting the upazila polls has gone up, said a report released by Transparency International Bangladesh yesterday.

The fourth phase of upazila election takes place today in 107 upazilas amid tight security.

One-fifth of the chairman candidates in the last three phases of the upazila parishad elections have been elected unopposed, show Election Commission data.

Voters are apparently showing little interest in the ongoing upazila elections, which has seen less than 15 percent voter turnout in at least four upazilas.

In the first phase of upazila election, 78 of the local government bodies go to the polls today amid a lack of enthusiasm and festivity.