File photo of a voter casting his vote in a polling station Syed Zakir Hossain/Dhaka TribuneThe third phase will take place on March 24The second phase of the Upazila Parishad election is underway. The election began at 8am on Monday, a week after the first phase concluded. About 1,310 aspirants, including 377 for chairman, 539 for vice-chairman and 394 for women vice-chairman posts, are contesting. The first phase took place on March 10 in 78 upazilas, with ruling party candidates reported victorious for most seats. The fourth and fifth phases of the polls will be held on March 31 and July 18 respectively.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 18, 2019 02:37 UTC