, July 24 -- The local government elections will now be held dropping party symbols as a proposal in this regard was approved by the Council of Advisers on Thursday.

The proposal for scrapping the provisions for using party symbols in the elections of city corporations, upazilas, pourashavas (municipalities), and union parishad was approved at a meeting of the Council of Advisers.

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Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, LGRD Adviser Asif Mahmud and Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam briefed reporters at the Foreign Service Academy.

"We are returning to the previous system (when local polls used to take place without party symbols)," the Law Adviser said, noting that...