Saturday | 5 October 2024 | Reg No- 06
বাংলা
   
Saturday | 5 October 2024 | Epaper
BREAKING: Sailor dies after oil tanker catches fire in Ctg      Ex-president Badruddoza Chowdhury passes away      Killing during students' movement: 9 bodies to be exhumed in Sylhet      Malaysian prime minister leaves Dhaka for home      CA seeks Malaysian support for Bangladesh to be ASEAN dialogue partner      Malaysian PM assures of attention to 18,000 Bangladesh workers       Bid to kill Khaleda Zia: Sheikh Hasina among 113 sued      

3rd phase of upazila polls underway

Published : Wednesday, 29 May, 2024 at 9:40 AM  Count : 566


The third phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections in 87 upazilas is underway.

The voting began at 8am on Wednesday and will continue till 4pm without any break.
Of the total 87 upazilas, EVMs are being used in 16 upazilas.

A total of 1,196 candidates are in the electoral race against 261 posts of 87 upazila parishads.

The candidates include 397 chairman contenders, 456 vice chairman and 299 women (reserved) vice chairman contestants.

More than 2.08 crore voters – 1,06,40,347 males, 1,02,34,723 females and 114 transgender persons -- are registered under 7,450 polling stations in the 87 upazilas.

The first phase election was held in 139 upazila parishads of 59 districts on May last 8, while the second phase election in 156 upazilas on May 21 last.

The 4th phase election to more than 50 upazilas will be held on June 5 next.

TF

3rd phase upazila election begins on Wednesday



LATEST NEWS
MOST READ
Also read
Editor : Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury
Published by the Editor on behalf of the Observer Ltd. from Globe Printers, 24/A, New Eskaton Road, Ramna, Dhaka.
Editorial, News and Commercial Offices : Aziz Bhaban (2nd floor), 93, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000.
Phone: PABX- 41053001-06; Online: 41053014; Advertisement: 41053012.
E-mail: info©dailyobserverbd.com, news©dailyobserverbd.com, advertisement©dailyobserverbd.com, For Online Edition: mailobserverbd©gmail.com
🔝