Dhaka, March 15 -- Elections to five city corporations -- Barishal, Gazipur, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet -- will be held between May 23 and June 29.

The commission took the decision at a meeting on Wednesday. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal presided over the meeting held at the EC office.

Jahangir Alam, the secretary to EC secretariat, told reporters after the meeting that the polls will be held in three phases, reports BSS.

"Preliminary discussion on elections to the Gazipur, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Barishal and Khulna, was held at the commissioners' meeting," Jahangir Alam added.

He said the EC will announce the schedules in mid-April.

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