Ritu (43), a union parishad chairman candidate, is reaching out to voters and has become a topic of conversation in Jhenaidah.

Five people sustained bullet injuries as supporters of ruling Awami League chairman nominee in Char Kewar Union Parishad polls and his rival candidate clashed in Munshiganj Sadar upazila on Sunday night.

Five people have been injured in clashes between supporters of the ruling party-backed candidate and his rival, ahead of union parishad election of Char Kewa in Munshiganj Sadar upazila last night.

At least 527 ballot papers that have been sealed in favour of defeated female member candidate were found on the roof of a school yesterday, nine days after elections to Dubail Union Parishad in Delduar upazila. 

A man died today at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), four days after he was stabbed during violence over the union parishad election in Sharsha upazila of Jashore.

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said the government is sincere to formulate a law for formation of the Election Commission (EC), but it would not be right to make it in a hurry.

A man, who was injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates in Naogaon’s Manda upazila on November 12, died yesterday.

Saiful Islam, an Awami League-backed chairman candidate of Basail Union Parishad election in Munshiganj’s Sirajdikhan upazila, has said that if someone dies during campaigning for him, the deceased’s family will get TK 10 lakh.

There is no scope for questioning the entire union parishad polls as there were only stray incidents of violence, said Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda yesterday.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has said there is no scope of raising questions on the issue of Union Parishad (UP) elections due to some stray incidents of violence that took place during the polls.

Jatiya Party Secretary General and lawmaker Mujibul Haque Chunnu today told the parliament that local MPs of Awami League and its leaders are putting pressure on JP candidates to withdraw from Union Parishad elections.

At least 10 people were injured in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates of the Purnimagaati Union Parishad election in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj today.

Activists of Awami League backed and independent chairman candidates today exploded several hundred crude bombs in seven villages of Mollakandi union of Munshiganj centring the UP election scheduled to take place on November 28.

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder has expressed concern over the loss of life and uncontested victory in the second phase of Union Parishad elections.

A newly-elected union parishad member was hacked to death in Gaibandah on Friday night and over 75 people were injured in electoral violence in Lamonirhat and Madaripur since Thursday night.

The numbers of candidates set to be elected unopposed and rebels from the ruling Awami League in the third phase of union parishad polls are higher than in the first two phases.   

A Filipino woman who settled in a remote village in Phulbaria years ago was elected as a union parishad member in Thursday’s polls.

At least 61 people have been admitted to Lalmonirhat Aditmari Upazila Health Complex in 24 hours till 10:00 pm yesterday as a result of the union parishad post-polls violence.

Four out of every ten independent candidates, mostly ruling Awami League “rebels”, won chairman posts in the second phase of union parishad election held on Thursday.

Two out of five independent candidates, mostly Awami League “rebels”, won chairman posts in the second phase of the union parishad polls on Thursday.