Elections to five city corporations Barishal, Gazipur, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet will be held between May 23 and June 29.

Election Commission secretariat secretary Jahangir Alam said after a meeting of commissioners in the capital.

EC secretariat secretary Jahangir Alam said the polls will be held in three phases. 

He said the EC will announce the schedules in mid-April.

He said after the holy month of Ramadan, SSC examinations will be held till May 23 and Eid-ul-Azha will be held in June. 

The EC has planned to hold the polls of five city corporations before the Eid-ul-Azha and after the end of SSC examinations, he added. 

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal presided over the meeting held at the EC office today (Mar 15). 

BDST: 2130 HRS, MAR 15, 2023
MSK