"All the necessary preparations have been taken to hold the third phase of elections in a peaceful manner, like the first and second phase elections," Helaluddin Ahmed said. The 5th upazila election will be completed in five phases, holding polls in some 480 upazilas out of the country's 492. The Election Commission has so far announced the election schedule for the first four phases. The first phase and second phase elections were held on March 10 and 18 respectively, while the fourth phase polls are scheduled to be held on March 31. The first upazila election was held in 1985, while the next three were held in 1990, 2009 and 2014.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2019 17:26 UTC