, Aug. 17 -- Local government elections at city corporations, municipalities, zila parishads, upazila parishads and union parishads will be completed within the current fiscal year, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said on Monday.

"We will complete five local government elections within the current fiscal year and there will be no deviation from this, InshaAllah," he told reporters after a review meeting of departments, agencies and institutions under the Local Government Department and the Rural Development and Cooperatives Department.

He said funds have already been allocated in the current fiscal year's budget for holding elections at the five levels.

The Election Commission has ...