The Election Commission has decided to raise security money by 10 times for the chairman post in the upazila parishad election.
Security money for the chairman post was raised to Tk 1 lakh from Tk 10,000 and the same for the vice-chairman post increased to Tk 75 from Tk 5000.
The Election Commission decided this in a meeting on Tuesday, said EC Secretary Md Zahangir Alam.
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