The BNP will not participate in the upcoming upazila polls as per its previous decision, but it has two different thoughts on the elections.
The fifth phase of the upazila elections cast 38.62 percent ballots, making this year’s polls the lowest participated in the last 10 years.
At least 111 Awami League rebels have become upazila chairmen, winning in one fourth of the constituencies in the four phases of the staggered upazila polls.
At least one person was killed and more than 21 were injured in post-upazila polls violence in Brahmanbaria and Barguna districts Monday night.
Independent candidates bagged almost one third of the chairman posts fighting against the Awami League nominees in the first three phases of upazila parishad elections beginning on March 10.
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 second phase, 116 upazilas go to polls today amid a growing number of candidates being elected unopposed.
Boycotts by the BNP and other political parties have dampened the spirit of the first phase of elections to 78 upazilas, making the results irrelevant.
An Awami League leader was killed and 22 others were injured in factional clashes over the upcoming upazila election in three districts from Sunday night till yesterday.
The BNP will not participate in the upcoming upazila polls as per its previous decision, but it has two different thoughts on the elections.
The fifth phase of the upazila elections cast 38.62 percent ballots, making this year’s polls the lowest participated in the last 10 years.
At least 111 Awami League rebels have become upazila chairmen, winning in one fourth of the constituencies in the four phases of the staggered upazila polls.
At least one person was killed and more than 21 were injured in post-upazila polls violence in Brahmanbaria and Barguna districts Monday night.
Independent candidates bagged almost one third of the chairman posts fighting against the Awami League nominees in the first three phases of upazila parishad elections beginning on March 10.
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 second phase, 116 upazilas go to polls today amid a growing number of candidates being elected unopposed.
Boycotts by the BNP and other political parties have dampened the spirit of the first phase of elections to 78 upazilas, making the results irrelevant.
An Awami League leader was killed and 22 others were injured in factional clashes over the upcoming upazila election in three districts from Sunday night till yesterday.
A Jubo League leader was shot dead and five others were injured allegedly by their rivals over upazila election in Jamalpur's Dewanganj upazila on Wednesday night.