Elections to three upazila parishads – Madaripur sadar, Nokla in Sherpur and Banchharampur in Brahmanbaria – will be held on June 26.
The Election Commission announced the polls schedule of these three upazila parishads yesterday. The commission has also fixed the date for the polls of the postponed Narayanganj Bandar upazila parishad which had been stayed by the High Court. The election for the Narayanganj Bandar was supposed to be held on May 19.
Deputy Secretary of the EC Mihir Sarwar Morshed said the last date for filing the nomination paper is May 29 and the nominations will be scrutinised on June 3 as per the schedule. The last day for withdrawing nominations is June 8, he added.
June 9 has been fixed as the date of the Narayanganj Bandar upazila parishad polls.
Meanwhile, the EC has so far held elections for 471 upazilas out of 487. The first phase of polls in 97 upazilas was held on February 19, the second phase in 116 upazilas was held on February 27, the third phase in 81 upazilas was held on March 15, the fourth phase in 91 upazilas was held on March 23 and the fifth phase in 73 upazilas was held on March 31.
Earlier, the commission announced that polls for the newly formed Noldanga upazila in Natore and Rangabali in Patuakhali will be held on June 9 and 19, respectively.