A number of upazila chairmen have resigned from their posts, aspiring to become members of parliament. But they were defeated in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) election. Now they want to return to the upazila parishad. Within just four months of the parliamentary polls, several of these upazila parishad chairmen who had resigned, are now ready to contest in the upazila elections all over again.
According to the law, anyone who wants to contest in the parliamentary election, must first resign from their local government positions. The chairmen of various upazilas had resigned to participate in the 7 January election to the 12th Jatiya Sangsad. According to the local government division, 50 chairmen had resigned.