Bangladesh, Nov. 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) is set to begin the long-awaited local government election process with voting in 1,050 union parishads (PUs) on 21 January 2027, marking the first phase of a five-stage nationwide election programme.
Union parishads under upazila sadar areas will receive priority in the initial phase, while all parishads in an upazila whose elected bodies have completed their terms will be brought under the same phase, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Sunday.
He disclosed the election plan while speaking to journalists at the Election Commission Secretariat in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, on 8 November.
Akhtar said the commission was working on the union parishad elections first, with preparation...