The polls to four upazila parishads in the second phase and six upazila parishads in the third phase will be completely with EVMs instead of traditional ballot papers, said EC Secretary Helaluddin Ahmed on Saturday. The 10 upazilas are Rangpur Sadar, Gopalganj Sadar, Manikganj Sadar and Meherpur Sadar of the third phase, and Cox's Bazar Sadar, Patuakhali Sadar, Mymensingh Sadar, Bagerhat Sadar, Munshiganj Sadar and Feni Sadar of the fourth phase election. The third and fourth phases of the election will be held in 117 upazila parishads on March 24 (Sunday) and 122 upazila parishads on March 31. The Election Commission has estimated that more than Tk750 crore will be spent on arranging the 5th upazila election, which is the double of the cost of the 4th upazila polls arranged in 2014. In 2014, the EC had to spend some Tk373 crore to arrange the 4th upazila election held in six phases.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 23, 2019 17:37 UTC