Dhaka, April 16 (UNB)-The BNP has decided not to participate in upcoming upazila elections saying that Sheikh Hasina government and her subservient Election Commission, civil and police administration cannot organize a free, fair, participatory and acceptable election.

The environment for holding free, fair and participatory polls is not visible..

BNP took the decision in a standing committee meeting on Monday night. BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman virtually joined in the meeting.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi sent a press release to media over the meeting.

Monday was anyway the last day of nomination submission of the first phase of forthcoming sixth upazila parishad election.