All five AL nominated candidates defeated in Sylhet's UP polls

Awami League (AL) nominated candidates have been defeated in all five Union Parishad (UP) elections of Sylhet's Biswanath Upazila. Out of the five unions of this upazila, the independent candidate of BNP won in two, the 'rebel' candidate of Awami League in two, and the independent candidate in one.

On Monday polling was held from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm in the Union Parishad elections. After the counting of votes, the private results were announced at night.

According to the sources of the returning officer's office, independent candidates of BNP in Biswanath Alankari and Daulatpur unions, Awami League's rebel candidates in Ramapasha and Dewkalash unions, and independent candidate in Biswanath Sadar union have won.