Dhaka, May 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin spoke of a history of conflict and violence in Bangladesh's local government elections, but says he does not want to see any bloodshed in the upcoming polls.

Nasir said 236 people died during the local government elections in 2016 and 103 in the union council elections in 2021, he said, citing several non-governmental organisations and media outlets at an event in Dhaka on Thursday, bdnews24.com reports.

"During Ershad's rule in the 1980s, there were many murders during local elections. Hospitals used to be filled with people injured in fights. This violence must stop. But stopping such violence has emerged as a major challenge," he said.

"We want to hold local governme...