At least 12 persons were critically injured in a clash ensued between ruling Awami League-backed and independent candidates at Churamankati union under Jashore Sadar upazila yesterday.

One in 10 winning chairmen candidates in the ongoing union parishad elections has so far been elected unopposed, almost double the ratio compared to that of the last UP polls in 2016.

An independent chairman candidate in Bhatra union parishad (UP) election was attacked and injured allegedly by supporters of rival Awami League candidate today.

Although there were demands from all quarters to enact a law for forming future election commissions (EC), it now seems that the government is determined to form a “subservient EC” through a “subservient search committee”, said speakers at a virtual programme yesterday.

At least 10 persons were injured, including two sustaining bullet wounds, in the post polls violence between two factions of Awami League in Narayanganj’s Rupganj upazila last night.

A 25-year-old man who was critically injured in an attack by supporters of a defeated Upazila Parishad election candidate in Naogaon’s Bodolgachhi, died in a Bogura hospital yesterday.

At least 20 people were injured in post-polls violence in Narayanganj and Pabna yesterday.

At least 10 people have been injured as two rival Awami League factions clashed after the Union Parishad elections at the Charkur area of Lokhmikunda union in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila.

Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) will go for election on January 16, Election Commission (EC) announced today.

Awami League candidates performed not as well in the third phase of the union parishad elections compared to previous two phases.

Independent candidates have fared well in the third phase of the union parishad elections, compared to the previous two phases.

The house of Awami League-backed chairman candidate Abul Hashem Liton, who lost yesterday’s Shilai Union Parishad election in Munshiganj Sadar upazila, came under attack allegedly by the supporters of chairman-elect Parvez Mridha.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said the government did not interfere or intervene in any of the elections.

Two people were killed and four injured in Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) firing at Ghidhob Government Primary School polling centre at Khangaon union in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon last night.

Two persons were killed in separate post-election violence at Banglabazar and Panchasar unions of Munshiganj Sadar yesterday during the third phase of union parishad elections.

At least seven people were killed and several others injured as violence, mainly clashes between supporters of candidates, marred the third phase of the union parishad polls yesterday. 

A member of the transgender community, an independent candidate, has been elected as the chairman at Trilochanpur union of Kaliganj in Jhenaidah, during the third phase of the union parishad (UP) election today.

Election to 1,000 union parishads ended with reports of violence in some districts of Bangladesh this morning.

About two crore people in 1,000 union parishads are expected to cast their votes in the elections to the lowest tier of local governments today amid heightened fears of violence.

The fifth phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on January 5 next year, the Election Commission announced today.