A man who was injured in a clash between two chairman candidates at Goga union under Sharsha upazila in Jashore on October 23, died at his house today.

Eight electronic voting machines (EVMs) which were snatched from a polling centre at the Panpatti union in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila, were recovered from a garden last night.

Deadly violence broke out in seven districts during yesterday’s polls to 835 union parishad as supporters of ruling Awami League nominees and those of the party “rebels” clashed, leaving at least seven people dead and 60 others injured.

Killings and violent clashes are taking place in the name of union parishad elections, as farcical polls are going on in the country, said Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader yesterday.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said “a little bit of bickering always takes place” during Union Parishad polls.

Six people were killed and 18 were injured in separate clashes during the second phase of union parishad elections today.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said members of law enforcing agencies are working to ensure a proper and fair union parishad election.

Lawmaker and renowned folk singer Momtaz Begum visited a polling centre in Charigram union parishad today, violating the electoral code of conduct.

Two people sustained injuries when a member candidate and his followers were trying to take control of a polling centre in Chargazi union at Ramgati of Lakshmipur early today.

A man was killed and five others were injured in a clash between two chairman candidates, two hours before the election to Banshgari union parishad in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi started this morning.

Elections to 835 unions is underway in several districts of Bangladesh this morning amid incidents of clashes and arrest in Cumilla and Manikganj.

The union parishad (UP) polls in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila is going to create a history in the electoral culture of the country as all the chairmen and members of 14 unions are going to be elected uncontested.

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujon) yesterday placed the final draft of the proposed law on “Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner’s Appointment Act 2021.”

The BNP believes it has gained a lot by not taking part in the ongoing UP polls. It says the incompetence of the Election Commission has been further exposed, its activists have been spared being accused in false cases, and the ruling party’s grassroots have weakened because of bitter infighting.

Elections to 835 union parishads of the lowest tier of local governments will take place today, amid fears of violence.

The fourth phase of Union Parishad elections will be held on December 23, the Election Commission announced today.

The ongoing union parishad polls show just how desperate the grassroots Awami League leaders are to go to power or cling to it at the lowest tier of the local government.

Frustrated over not getting financial assistance from local union parishad during the countrywide shutdown, a fuchka vendor in Narayanganj is contesting the union parishad (UP) polls as a member candidate to serve the helpless like himself.

Two siblings were hacked to death and 30 other people injured in attacks and clashes between supporters of rival union parishad chairman and member candidates in Meherpur and Pabna in the last two days over Thursday’s polls.

At least 19 indigenous women are contesting the union parishad elections, set to be held in Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi on November 11 this year.