EC suspends Chambal UP election in Ctg

The Election Commission has suspended the election of Chambal Union Parishad at Banshkhali upazila in Chattogram over violation of election regulations by a chairman candidate, reports UNB.

In a press release on Sunday, the commission said the election slated for June 15 has been suspended until further notice.

According to the notice, chairman candidate of Chambal UP Mujibul Haque Chowdhury has announced that he will hire men to help people for pressing the EVM button and threatened to snatch win in the election using EVM as per his wish.