Tag: Upazila Parishad
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Upazila president: Poor country, rich public representative
TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman was right when he said that the activities of public representatives should be focused on public interest. But in reality this is not the case. Nowadays, when power-centric public representatives get a chance to come to power, they also get an open opportunity to accumulate wealth. We have been raising concerns…
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Polling staff celebrating the arrival of voters at a deserted polling station
Mohsin Bhuiyan, presiding officer of Halimpur Government Primary School, said till 3 pm, only 450 (20.99 per cent) of the 1,906 registered voters in the area had cast their votes. Similarly, at Dighirpar Lower Secondary School, over 400 votes (18.55) were recorded out of a total of 2,156 voters till 3:30 pm. Presiding officer Kabir…
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CEC predicts around 35% polling in third phase of Upazila Parishad elections
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal said that voting in the third phase of upazila parishad elections on Wednesday was satisfactory. The Chief Election Commissioner said that the voting rate could be more or less than 35 per cent. However, he said that it will take some time to get the actual information.
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Low turnout in Daulatpur Upazila Parishad elections of Kushtia: Only 6 votes were cast in 6 hours
He said that although polling started at 8 am, the first vote at the booth was cast at 9.22 am. “Whenever a voter is entering the centre, we see from the window that she will come to my booth. But no voter is entering my booth,” Sohail Ahmed told Prothom Alo. Presiding officer Sahajul Islam…
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BNP expels another 51 leaders for involvement in upazila elections
In a press release on Wednesday, the party's senior joint general secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that the particular persons have been permanently expelled from the party, including their primary membership, because they had participated in the upazila elections going against the party's decision. . Of the expelled BNP leaders, 17 are in the race…
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EC Alamgir reports 36.1% turnout in upazila elections: Sonatala, Mirsarai and Kushtia Sadar have the lowest turnout
Election Commissioner Mohammad Alamgir said on Thursday that 36.1 percent voting took place in the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections. He said this while talking to journalists at Nirbhachan Bhawan in Aggargaon area of the capital. Commissioner Alamgir said that 36.1 percent votes were cast in the first phase of Upazila Parishad elections on…
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CEC predicts 30-40% turnout in Upazila Parishad elections
Chief Election Commissioner Qazi Habibul Awal said there could be different reasons for low voter turnout. “As we tried to know the matter, we were informed that many people could not come to cast their vote as they had gone to harvest their paddy. Storm and rain also occurred at some places. This could also…
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Former MP threatens to stop people from voting against AL candidate in Jamalpur Sadar Upazila elections
It is learned that a student rally was organized in Chhentia Bazaar area of Digpait Union of Sadar Upazila as part of the election campaign of chairman candidate Bijan Kumar Chanda. Former MP from Jamalpur-5 assembly constituency Mozaffar Hussain also addressed the rally. A video of his speech at the rally went viral on the…
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Upazila Parishad elections: Businessperson candidates dominate 94 millionaires – TIB analysis
The anti-corruption watchdog told the media that 17 candidates for the post of Vice President and six candidates contesting for the post of Women Vice President are millionaires. The number of such rich candidates on both the posts has increased almost three times as compared to the last elections. The calculation of assets has been…
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Ministers and MLAs are desperate to make way for successors in the upazilas. Prothom Aloe Report
The Awami League has clarified that the children of ministers and MPs are relatives, and has seen ministers and MPs fielding their children to chairperson positions in the first three phases of upazila elections. The first phase of upazila elections will be held on May 8. In this phase, Asibur Rehman Khan, son of Awami…
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BNP candidates in the third phase of upazila elections. prothom hello
Overall, 79 BNP leaders are running for the post of president including all three phases, 28 in the first, 25 in the second and 26 in the third. The concerned persons say that these chairman candidates are quite influential in their respective fields. They are also organizationally strong. The expulsion of these leaders one after…
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BNP expels 73 members for contesting Upazila Parishad elections
It said that as per the BNP constitution, he has been expelled from all levels of the party, including primary membership. BNP sources said those who have been expelled from the party are contesting the elections as president, vice president and woman vice president candidates. Members of the Standing Committee, the highest policy making body…
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Obaidul Quader: BNP's election boycott will have consequences, says AL general secretary
The AL general secretary said the Dhaka-Chattogram highway will be upgraded to 6-lane and there will be two service lanes. The government is thinking of building an elevated expressway along the highway. Speaking about the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections, the ruling party leader reiterated that the party will not nominate anyone. Rather, the popularity of…
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AL Fear of division at grassroots level: Upazila elections and internal conflict
The ruling Awami League is not giving nomination to any party in the upcoming Upazila Parishad elections to prevent internal conflict within the party. However, this strategy may lead to further divisions at the grassroots level as many ministers and MPs have taken up the responsibility of nominating candidates for the upazila elections. This trend…
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Challenges of Upazila Parishad: Ineffective local government and administrative conflicts
What are the duties of the two Vice-Presidents or what are the requirements of having two Vice-Presidents without a Council member? The posts of Chairman and Vice Chairman are not permanent but part-time. Many presidents live and do business in Dhaka. They visit the council office at appropriate time in the month. If the Chairman…