Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah announces the roadmap at a press conference held at the Election Commission Secretariat on Monday.

The Election Commission has announced a five-phase roadmap for the upcoming union parishad elections, with the first phase of voting scheduled for January 21, 2027.

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah announced the roadmap at a press conference at the Election Commission Secretariat on Monday.

According to the roadmap, the first phase of voting will take place on January 21, the second on February 4, the third on April 29, the fourth on May 13 and the fifth on May 27.

Sanaullah said that district election officers would announce the schedules for individual union parishad elections, usually six weeks before polling. The schedules would be announced within 42 days of the respective election dates, he added.

Earlier in the day, the Election Commission held a meeting to set the dates for the local government elections.

The meeting began at 10:30am at the Election Commission building, with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the chair.

Four election commissioners, the election commission secretary and other relevant officials attended the meeting.