No party symbol in local govt elections

Party symbols will no longer be used in local government elections, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Thursday.

He made this information public at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital.

Asif Mahmud said the council of advisers today approved amendments to four relevant laws placed by the Local Government Division.

The meeting of the council was held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.