UP polls to begin Jan 21, end May 27 in 2027
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EC sits in meeting to finalise UP polls roadmap
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Race for Thakurgaon-1 begins as BNP, Jamaat hit campaign trail
8 October 2026
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26 election observers to be appointed for Thakurgaon-1 by-polls
6 October 2026
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EC yet to fix UP election timeline, decide on army deployment
1 October 2026
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29 expat voters from 12 countries register for Thakurgaon-1 by-poll
30 September 2026
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Update / 6 candidates declared valid for Thakurgaon-1 by-election
29 September 2026
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All measures taken for free, fair Thakurgaon-1 by-election: CEC
27 September 2026
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Thakurgaon-1 by-election nomination deadline today
27 September 2026
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Govt favours UP polls from January
27 September 2026
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Post-UP poll clash leaves 9 hurt in Bogra
At least nine people were injured in clashes after the union parishad (UP) polls at Darigaca village in Shajahanpur upazila of the district on
21 June 2016
UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection
Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016
Voting ends amid violence, ballot stuffing, boycott
The sixth and final phase of election to 698 union parishads ended yesterday amid sporadic violence and irregularities
4 June 2016
Social instability causes of poll violence: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad holds the social instability and rigid stance of the candidates responsible for the election violence.
4 June 2016
UP polls: Voting ends in 6th and last phase of UP polls
Marked by incidents of violence that claimed the lives of at least three people, voting ends in the sixth and final phase of the union parishad elections in 698 unions.
4 June 2016
Post-poll violence leaves 50 hurt in Habiganj
At least 50 people were injured in post-UP poll violence at Kanaipur village in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district on Wednesday
2 June 2016
Why strikes at hospitals won’t be stopped: HC
The High Court issues a rule upon the authorities concerned to explain in two weeks as to why they should not be directed to stop strikes enforced by doctors and nurses of hospitals.
30 May 2016
47 sued over snatching ballot papers, attack on cops
A case was filed against 47 people, including an Awami League (AL) rebel candidate, on charges of snatching ballot papers and attacking
29 May 2016
Causality up in 5th phase UP polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the causality increased during fifth phase of Union Parishad (UP) election compared to the previous phases.
28 May 2016
EC helpless against polls violence: BNP
Despite knowing the prevailing irregularities in the Union Parishad elections, the Election Commission (EC) did not take any action to prevent the polls violence, alleges BNP.
28 May 2016
5th UP polls: Vote counting begins
Vote counting begins in the fifth phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections held in 717 unions of 47 districts.
28 May 2016
93 of 173 centres in Bogra 'risky'
Ninety-three polling centres out of 173 in 19 unions under three upazilas of the district have been marked as 'risky' by the district administration.
25 May 2016
6 shot in Munshiganj pre-polls violence
At least six people have been bullet-hit in a pre-election violence in Munshiganj’s Sadar upazila ahead of union parishad election this Saturday.
25 May 2016
Polling underway in 9 municipalities
Voting in the election to nine municipalities in seven districts have begun, with over three lakh people expected to exercise their franchise.
25 May 2016
Pre-polls violence leaves one dead, 11 hurt in 2 districts
A man was killed and 11 others were injured in pre-election violence in Jamalpur and Faridpur districts yesterday and on Friday night.
21 May 2016
UP polls: BCL leader jailed for 2yrs for carrying pistol
A mobile court sentences a BCL leader to two years’ imprisonment after he was arrested along with a pistol at a polling centre in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong during the fourth phase of union parishad election.
8 May 2016
4th phase UP polls see deadly clashes, ballot-stuffing
The fourth phase of elections to 703 union parishads yesterday saw incidents of violence and irregularities, including ballot-stuffing and taking over of polling stations.
7 May 2016
Kids used in poll-related work defying ban
Children were used by the candidates in the union parishad elections at Bishwanath upazila of Sylhet district yesterday for doing election-
7 May 2016
UP polls: 12 election officials detained for irregularities, negligence in duty
Law enforcement agencies and mobile courts detain at least five presiding officers and seven assistant presiding officers for their alleged involvement in irregularities and negligence in their duties during the fourth phase of the Union Parishad election.
7 May 2016
Polls atmosphere better than previous phases: EC
The Election Commission says the fourth phases of the Union Parishad (UP) election were held relatively in a better atmosphere than the previous three phases.
7 May 2016