Election Commissioner Md Shahnewaz has said the first phase of union parishad elections will be held by the end of March.
He made the statement while talking to journalists at the Election Commission secretariat on Tuesday afternoon.
Talking about whether the union parishad polls to be under partisan line, Shahnewaz said: "The government should inform its decision to the Election Commission regarding the matter as early as possible. It will help us to take preparation for holding the polls."
Re-elections at a total of 51 polling stations under 20 municipalities were held on Tuesday.
However, the Election Commission has suspended elections of two centres in two municipalities.
First of its kind, the country saw political party-backed municipality race across the country.