A man was killed and another six were injured in an armed attack on Sunday at Pookkhali union in Cox's Bazar.
The deceased, Maulavi Shamsol Huda, 55, son of Master Amir Hamza, was a resident of Modyo Pookkhali village at Pookkhali union under Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila.
Maulana Faridul Alam, chairman-elect of the Pookkhali union parishad, claimed that the deceased was his supporter and accused his rival group led by Rafique of the killing.
According to the police and witnesses, an armed group attacked Shamsol Huda and his friends and neighbours, while they were returning home from Muslim Bazar at Pookkhali union on Sunday night, after the UP election had been held on the day.
They said that 8-10 men in masks raided on them with machetes and fled as the local people advanced, hearing the screams of the victims.
They had taken the injured to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital, where Shamsol Huda died.
The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy and a case was filed with the Cox's Bazar Sadar police.
Source : New Age
