The ruling Bangladesh Awami League on Saturday (Jan 30) picked candidates for 5th phase polls to 31 municipalities as well as elections to four upazila parishads and three union parishads. The candidates were finalized at a meeting of Awami League Local Government Public Representative Nomination Board at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official Ganabhaban residence. Awami League Local Government Public Representative Nomination Board President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting, local media reported.
