Dates for 4 phases of upazila polls announced

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has announced dates for four phases of the fifth upazila parishad elections scheduled to be held in five phases.

Election Commission Secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed announced the election schedule while briefing reporters after a meeting at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon on Tuesday.

The first phase of the election is likely to be held on March 8 or March 9, the EC secretary said.

He said the second phase of the election is likely to be held on March 18 while third phase on March 24, fourth phase on March 31 and last phase will be held after Ramadan fasting.


risingbd/Dhaka/Jan 22, 2019/Hasibul/AI