Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The Election Commission has planned to hold the countrywide Union Parishad (UP) elections in seven phases, with the first phase scheduled for November 12, covering all UPs in 80 upazilas of 63 districts.

The tentative schedules were decided at a preparatory meeting of the commission on Monday, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanauallah told reporters after the meeting.

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"We will be able to conduct the first-phase election on November 12... We expect that we will be able to hold elections to all Union Parishads in roughly 80 upazilas," he said.

According to the tentative schedules, the second phase will be held on December 13, th...