Any eligible can contest Local Government polls individually

Any eligible can contest Local Government polls individually

Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said that any eligible citizen will be allowed to participate in the upcoming local government elections as an independent candidate. Speaking at a press briefing held at the Information Directorate conference room at the Secretariat on Tuesday, he said the local government elections would be conducted on a...

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