Fourth phase Upazila Parishad election on June 5

The fourth phase elections in 55 upazilas of the country and Jhenaidah 1 by-polls will be held on  June 5.

Election Commission Secretary Md Jahangir Alam announced the schedule after a meeting of the commission at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon.

The deadline for submission of nomination papers in the fourth phase is 9 May and selection on 12 May. Also, the last date for withdrawal of candidature is 19 May and symbols will be allotted on 20 May, he added. 

In this phase, votes will be held in two upazilas using electronic voting machines (EVMs) and ballots will be used in the remaining 53 upazila, he further said.