A daylong training for the concerned union parishad (UP) election officials was held at Collectorate office auditorium here Monday.

The training course focused on election rules, code of conduct and law and order with Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the district Prosanta Bhusan Barua in the chair.

Assistant Election Commissioner M Altaf Hossain, Police Super Aurongazeb Mahmud, District Election Officer Mesbauddin Ahmed were among the trainers.

A total of 75 officials including

seven Upazila Nirbahi Officers

(UNO), eight Officers-in-Charge

(OC), seven Upazila Village

Defence Party (VDP) officers, 27 Returning Officers and magistrates took part in the training.

BSS from Munshiganj reports: A daylong workshop was held Sunday at the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner here focussing on the ways and means of holding the ensuing Union Parishad elections in a free, fair and peaceful atmosphere.

Rules relating to the conduct of Union Parishad polls, duties of the officials and maintenance of law and order in and around polling centres were discussed in detail in the workshop, district election office sources said.