The Election Commission has completed its preparation to arrange the balloting from 9am to 5pm without breakElections to two dozens of local bodies, including eight upazila parishads, two municipalities and 14 union parishads, will be held in different districts on Monday. The Election Commission has completed its preparation to arrange the balloting from 9am to 5pm without any break, said Deputy Secretary Atiar Rahman of the commission, reports UNB. EVMs will also be used in a ward of each two municipalities and three union parishads. Besides, by-polls to some 80 vacant posts of different local government bodies will be held on Monday. On September 3, the Election Commission announced the schedules for the elections and by-elections of the local bodies.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 13, 2019 16:30 UTC