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Humayun Kabir said earlier the EC has announced schedule to hold polls to 367 UPs on June 21.
In view of coronavirus outbreak, polls to 163 UPs including all UPs in Khulna division, Noakhali, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts have been postponed. All kinds of local government polls remain suspended in the areas where voting has been postponed.
Polls to other 204 UPs will be held in scheduled time.
Voting to nine municipalities has also been suspended but elections will be held at Setabganj in Dinajpur and Jhalakathi municipality as per schedule maintaining health guidelines strictly.
Earlier, Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda chaired the commission meeting, where other election commissioners and EC officials were present.
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