2nd phase of upazila polls on May 21

The second phase of 161 upazila election will be held on May 21, the Election Commission said on Monday.

The EC announced the schedule around 1pm today, following a meeting of the election commissioners.

EC secretary Md Jahangir Alam said that April 21 is the last date for nomination paper submission.

The nomination papers will be scrutinised on April 23 and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is April 30, he added.