At least three activists of a defeated Union Parishad member were injured in post-polls violence at Indurkani upazila in Pirojpur today.

The search committee, constituted by President Abdul Hamid for the appointments of Chief Election Commission and Election Commissioners, will seek opinions of 60 eminent citizens of the country.

In the seventh phase of Union Parishad elections held yesterday, independents candidates won 64 percent of the chairman posts while Awami League backed candidates won 30 percent for the same post.

Two people, including a 13-year-old boy, were killed in separate clashes in Satkania upazila in Chattogram during the union parishad election today.

Voters are fearful of the possibility of violence as 138 union parishads go to polls today in the seventh phase of UP elections.

The search committee constituted by President Abdul Hamid today called upon the registered political parties to send the names and bio data of their nominated persons for Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.

After the meeting of the six-member search committee, Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam today said political parties can suggest names for the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners and a circular in this regard will be issued tonight.

A chairman candidate of union parishad election in Chattogram has been accused of threatening to shoot his rivals.

Miscreants attacked a polling centre and vandalised two Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) while local voters were being trained to vote on EVMs in Burichang upazila of Cumilla today.

Baghaichhari upazila administration in Rangamati has restricted tourism at Sajek Valley on Sunday and Monday (February 6 and 7) ahead of the seventh phase Union Parishad elections.

An election returning officer was withdrawn today after an audio clip of him asking bribe from a union parishad member candidate went viral on social media at Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur recently.

In the sixth phase of Union Parishad elections held on Monday, independents bagged chairman posts in 95 UPs and Awami League nominees in 117 UPs, according to Election Commission data unveiled yesterday.

Ruling Awami League candidates won 54 percent of chairman positions while independent candidates bagged 44 percent positions in the sixth phase of the union parishad elections held yesterday.

A case has been filed against 27 persons including two defeated Union Parishad member candidates for launching an attack at polling centres and setting fire on vehicles during the Chikandi union parishad elections under Shariatpur Sadar upazila yesterday.

Miscreants yesterday attacked a polling centre of the sixth phase of Union Parishad elections at the Chikandi union at the Sadar upazila of Shariatpur.

The sixth phase of the union parishad elections held yesterday was peaceful compared to previous phases.

Talk shows are overwhelmed with discourses about the current political stalemate in Bangladesh. Most alarming is the fact that the obnoxious ecosystem of distrust, suspicion and corruption has plagued the very pinnacle of our society. Hatred and doubt amongst different competing political parties have gone so far that a trustworthy election is impossible unless the whole process of conducting an election is significantly overhauled.  

Voting in 218 union parishads is going on peacefully today.

The sixth phase of the union parishad polls will be held today amid confusion among voters about how to use Electronic Voting Machines. 

At least one person was killed in Jamalpur and 25 others were injured in Chattogram in pre-polls violence yesterday.