One more person was killed and at least 200 others injured in polls-related violence on Tuesday and Monday night.
Earlier, 30 people were killed in violence in the second phase of the staggered Union Parishad elections which began on May 31 amidst stray clashes, intimidation and snatching of ballot boxes. The elections are set to end on July 5.
Elections in 196 unions were held on Tuesday and are scheduled to be held in 67 unions today.
The New Age correspondent in Habiganj reported that a man, who was injured in post-polls violence on Monday, died in Sadar Hospital on Tuesday morning.
Local sources said that 20 people, including Nur Mohammad, 35, of Ruhitonsi village, were wounded in a post-polls clash at Sadar union in Lakhai upazila on Monday. All the injured were admitted to Sadar Hospital where Nur Mohammed died in the morning. The condition of another injured person, Jamshed Miah, 50, was stated to be critical.
The New Age correspondent in Sylhet reported that supporters of a chairman candidate attacked a pick-up van of the police, leaving two cops injured, at Bishwanath in Sylhet on Tuesday.
Police fired five rounds of blank shots to bring the situation under control, said local sources. The injured were identified as constables Rubel and Arif of the Bishwanath police.
The police and local sources said that Khalil and Iskar Ali were picked up from the polling centre at Ghuran Government Primary School under Alangkari union at Bishwanath upazila for trying to cast false votes for a chairman candidate.
A group of the supporters of the chairman candidate swooped on a pick-up van of the patrol team of the police at about 3:00pm when the detained were being taken to the thana, leaving the two constables injured.
The New Age correspondent in Noakhali said that at least 50 people, including a chairman candidate, were injured in a clash between the supporters of Manjurul Ahsan and Abdur Rahman at Bhatirtek Chaumuhani Bazaar of Dharmapur Union under Sadar upazila in Noakhali at early night on Tuesday.
Locals and eyewitnesses said that independent candidate Manjurul Ahsan was campaigning at the bazaar with his supporters. While they were crossing the campaign office of the BNP-backed chairman candidate, Manjurul's supporters attacked the office, which led to the clash.
Our correspondent in Nilphamari reported that local people torched three motor-bikes of the workers of a chairman candidate of Bangalipur Union Parishad on Monday night.
According to the United News of Bangladesh, at least 31 people were injured in separate poll-related attacks and clashes in Narail and Munshiganj districts on Monday and Tuesday.
In Munshiganj, at least 11 people were injured in separate post-polls clashes at Bhaghaikandi, Andhamanik and Shoshthitola villages in Imampur under Gazaria upazila on early Tuesday.
Rivals attacked Liakat Ali, 65, who came to Baghaikandi village after a long time to campaign for his candidate. Liakat was grievously injured. They also mercilessly beat up and injured Torab Ali, Abu Miah, Lalu, Bachchu, Shaheed, Fazal and Babu when they tried to rescue Liakat.
All the injured were admitted to the local hospital.
A gang of miscreants attacked and beat up Joj Mia, 48, who went to his village in Andhamanik after a long time to campaign for his candidate. The seriously injured Joj had to be hospitalized.
In Narail, supporters of the defeated chairman candidate of Itna UP of Lohagor upazila, Nazmul Hassan, swooped on BGB personnel and magistrate Tabibur Rahman and beat them up, leaving them injured.
They also damaged the magistrate's vehicle (Dhaka Metro Cha 13-2259) and threw brickbats at the police and BGB in Itna town when they were heading for the upazila headquarters with ballot boxes after the polls.
The magistrate's driver, Hasan Ali, lodged a case, accusing Najmul Hassan Togor and 200 named and unnamed people of launching the attack.
Source : New Age
