The elections were delayed due to the pandemic
Elections to 161 union parishads (UP) in Khulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira, Noakhali, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar and 9 municipalities in the country, which were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be held on September 20.
Election Commission Secretary Humayun Kabir Khandakar confirmed the information while talking to reporters at the media centre of the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital’s Agargaon area on Thursday.
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The nine municipalities are Bhanga in Faridpur, Nangalkot in Comilla, Chakaria and Maheshkhali in Cox's Bazar, Sonagazi in Feni, Kabirhat in Noakhali, Nawapara in Jessore, Debiganj in Panchagarh and Boalkhali in Chittagong.
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