The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the first phase of the Upazila Council elections setting Mar 10 for the voting.
Its Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed told the media on Sunday (Feb 3) that aspirants would be able to file their nominations until Feb 11, which officials will scrutinise on Feb 12. The deadline for withdrawing candidacy ends on Feb 19.
In the first phase, voting will be held at 87 upazilas in the 12 districts of Sylhet, Myemnsingh, Rangpur and Rajshahi.
For the very first time, Upazila elections will take place on party lines where the candidates will contest with a political party’s registered symbol.
The Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed-led Commission administered the last Upazila elections in six phases between February and May in 2014 after the 10th national election on Jan 5 that year.
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