union parishad polls
Puzzling maths
Every month, a union parishad chairman gets only Tk 1,575 as honorarium from the government. He gets another Tk 2,000 from his UP. During his five-year-tenure, he would receive around Tk 2.14 lakh....
6 killed in Bangladesh as violence, irregularities mark vote
Many incidents of violence and irregularities marked the voting in the fourth phase of the union parishad polls yesterday as
Vote rigging at Comilla station, polling suspended
Voting at a polling station in Comilla suspended for stamping ballot papers in favour of Awami League candidate hours before the fourth phase of union parishad election started.
EC tells Whip Atik to stay away from home
The Election Commission asks Atiur Rahman Atik, whip of the parliament, to stay away from his ancestral home in Sherpur ahead of the fourth phase of union parishad polls scheduled for tomorrow.
Female colleague 'assaulted by Ansar commander'
Ansar Commander of Magura district allegedly kicks a female subordinate unconscious for allegedly “failing to collect bribe” for him.
Half-day hartal tomorrow
Progressive Students' Alliance and Anti-Imperialist Students' Union will observe a half-day countrywide hartal tomorrow
3rd phase of UP polls: Voting ends peacefully
The third phase of the Union Parishad elections ends peacefully in 620 unions of 46 districts.
EC, law enforcers praise each other
Though widespread violence and loss of dozens of lives marked the first two phases of union parishad polls, the Election Commission and the law enforcement agencies have praised each other for...
BNP to ‘decide tonight’ on boycotting UP polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to sit with top policymakers tonight to decide whether BNP will remain contesting at the union parishad elections.
Live update: UP polls
The second phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections began this morning as 639 unions of 47 districts go to polls. Over 1.12 crore voters will be eligible to exercise their vote under nearly 6,200...
EC won't take responsibility for violence
The Election Commission would not take responsibility for the violence over union parishad polls, an EC commissioner said yesterday.