Two people were arrested early yesterday in connection with a case filed over the abduction and assault of an upazila chairman candidate in Natore.

A total of 1,891 aspirants have submitted nomination papers to contest in the first phase of upazila elections slated for May 8, when 150 upazilas will go to polls.

A total of 1891 aspirants submitted nomination papers for contesting in the first phase of upazila elections slated for May 8

A Barguna court today sent a chairman candidate for Amtali upazila’s Sadar Union Parishad election and four of his supporters to jail in a case filed over killing a supporter of another candidate in pre-polls violence on Wednesday

The Awami League high command is annoyed with some ministers and party lawmakers for announcing the names of their close relatives as chairman candidates for the upcoming upazila polls.

In the wake of Awami League’s decision not to back any candidate and allow anyone to use the party’s electoral symbol in the upcoming upazila elections, many grassroots and central leaders are throwing their weight behind the candidates of their liking.

Many leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami are going to take part in the upcoming upazila polls as independents.

The Awami League yesterday instructed its leaders, ministers, and lawmakers not to interfere in the upazila parishad elections and indulge in any activity that could compromise the neutrality of the polls.

A total of 161 upazilas around the country will go to polls in the second phase, the EC announced following a meeting of the election commissioners

The Election Commission has made mandatory the submission of nominations online for the aspirants of upcoming upazila elections to prevent the violation of the electoral code of conduct.

The first phase of this year's upazila election will be held on May 8, the Election Commission said today

The Election Commission has increased the rate of security deposit for the upazila chairman and vice chairman aspirants by 10 and 15 times, respectively.

Ekramul Haque Titu has once again won the mayoral post in the Mymensingh city corporation election securing a total of 1.39 lakh votes

Chowdhury Fahria Afrin, wife of former mayor, has won a landside victory in the by-elections of Munshiganj municipality

A man was shot dead and another sustained bullet injuries during a clash between supporters of two candidates centring the Pirojpur Union Parishad by-election under Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj this evening, said police

Mohiuddin Ahmed elected mayor of Patuakhali municipality for the second term by defeating his rival candidate former mayor Dr Md Shafiqul Islam

Tahseen Bahar Shuchona has won the Cumilla mayoral by-polls, beating her nearest opponent Monirul Hoque Sakku by a margin of 21,993 votes

Voting ended on time for the mayoral by-election in Cumilla City Corporation today, despite some incidents of violence

Voter turnout increased in the later stages of voting in Mymensingh City Corporation election

Police in a drive today detained a man after a clash between the supporters of two candidates of Cumilla City Corporation elections that left two people bullet-hit at a polling centre in the city