Curtain falls on electioneering in 97 UZs

The curtain falls on the tense election campaign in 97 upazilas (UZs) of 40 districts on Monday midnight, 32 hours before the voting opens in the upazilas. As per the law, one has to stop electioneering in upazilas 32 hours before the voting. The voting will take place from 8am to 4pm on Wednesday without any break in the first phase election in the 97 upazila parishads. “The electioneering in the 97 upazilas is going to end Monday mid-night and the overall law and order situation in the election areas is normal,” Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz told reporters on Monday, according to a news agency.