union parishad (UP) elections
Free and fair UP elections 2016 - Are we there yet?
Much debate has been brewing in the media and in political forums about the on-going Union Parishad (UP) elections.
UP polls: 12 election officials detained for irregularities, negligence in duty
Law enforcement agencies and mobile courts detain at least five presiding officers and seven assistant presiding officers for their alleged involvement in irregularities and negligence in their duties during the fourth phase of the Union Parishad election.
UP polls: Situation worsened, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleges that the electoral scenario in the country had worsened further.
UP polls: Voting suspended in Bagmara
Election Commission withholds all process for holding elections to all the 16 union councils of Bagmara upazila of Rajshahi.
Khaleda to hold workers’ rally May 1
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will hold a workers’ rally in Dhaka on May 1 on the occasion of May Day.
UP polls: BNP alleges irregularities in 3rd phase too
Senior BNP leader Nazrul Islam Khan alleges that the third phase of union parishad (UP) elections were also marred by “massive vote rigging and irregularities”, like the first and second phases.
3rd phase UP polls fairer than previous two: CEC
Chief Election Commission Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmed claims that voting in the third phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections was held in a free, fair and congenial atmosphere.
Khaleda to sit with alliance chiefs to decide on UP polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will sit with the top leaders of 20-party alliance to decide whether it will participate in the Union Parishad elections.
Post-poll violence: Injured Bogra Jubo League man dies
A Jubo League activist dies at a hospital, a day after he sustained injuries in a clash between supporters of victorious and defeated candidates in the union parishad elections in Sonatola upazila of Bogra yesterday.
Voting in Jamalpur centre suspended over ballot snatching
Voting at a polling centre in Nayanagar union of Jamalpur's Melandah upazila suspended as miscreants tried to snatch ballot boxes before the second phase of the union parishad polls started. Meanwhile, a clash between supporters of two candidates disrupts voting at a polling centre in Daulatpur of Kushtia.
Marred UP elections
The first phase of union parishad (UP) elections saw widespread violence that left 10 persons killed and a thousand others wounded.
Voter turnout in UP polls 74%: EC
Turnout in the first phase of Union Parishad elections was about 74 percent, says Election Commission Secretary Sirazul Islam.
UP polls: Vote counting begins
Voting in 717 Union Parishads (UPs) in 37 districts of the country ends at 4pm today amid various irregularities and sporadic violence in various districts.
Ershad’s JP complains to EC over UP voting
Parliamentary opposition Jatiya Party files a complaint with the Election Commission dissatisfied with the voting at union parishad election.
UP polls security guard ‘shoots himself’ in Barisal
A security guard deployed for the union parishad election in Barisal’s Banaripara upazila “accidentally shot himself” this morning, an election officer said.
Man killed in Jhalakathi, polling officers shot in Noakhali
Two presiding officers are shot in Noakhali as reports of gunfire came from voting centres in Patuakhali and Satkhira during the first phase of union parishad elections.
1 killed in Pabna pre-UP polls clash
A man is killed and 12 others injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League-backed and rebel candidates over campaigns for the upcoming union parishad (UP) election in Bera upazila of Pabna on Saturday night
3rd phase UP polls April 23
Third phase of Union Parishad elections to 681 UPs will be held across the country on April 23, Election Commission announces.
EC cancels polls schedule for 12 UPs
The Election Commission cancels the polls schedule for 12 union parishads in the second-phase of the election scheduled to be held on March 31.
