Lakshmipur-2 by-polls, all elections postponed

Lakshmipur-2 by-polls, all elections postponed
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The Election Commission (EC) has postponed all the local level elections including the by-election of the Lakshmipur-2 constituency considering the situation of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
The information was obtained from Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda after a meeting at the EC office on Thursday.

The EC announced the dates for the by-polls of Lakshmipur-2 constituency, 361 UPs in 64 upazilas of 19 districts in the first phase and 11 municipalities of the sixth phase on April 11.

However, due to an increase in coronavirus outbreak, an emergency meeting of the EC was held on March 29 (Monday) under the leadership of the CEC. 

After the meeting, EC Additional Secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath said the meeting was scheduled to discuss whether the April 11 polls would be held in the current COVID situation.

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