Voting underway in 5-Upazila by-poll
Sunday, 21 September 2014
By-polls to 5 Upazila Parishads (UZ) in different districts are underway on Sunday amid tight security. Voting began at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break. The five UZs are Atpara Upazila of Netrakona district, Digholia of Khulna, Mehendiganj of Barial, Ranisankail of Thakurgaon and Jakiganj of Sylhet. Though UZ elections are non-political but candidates blessed the ruling Awamil League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and other parties are separately contesting for different posts in the five Upazilas, according to a news agency.