The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) announced that the union parishads election will now be held between January 25 and March 16, instead of January 4 and February 27. Last Saturday, two days before the EC was to announce the schedule, the government requested a two-month deferment. Later on Tuesday, as the EC stood its ground, EC was asked to defer the polls by a month. (For details please click on 1600 UTC)