Supporters of the ruling Awami League-backed chairman candidate defeated in the Sarpukur union council elections severed the leg of a supporter of the rival BNP-backed candidate in post-poll violence on Tuesday night.
Elections to 67 unions were held on Wednesday amidst stray clashes and intimidation in 10 districts. About 50 were wounded in the post-poll violence.
Earlier, 30 people were killed in violence in the second phase of the staggered union council 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 to 17 more union councils are scheduled for today.
The New Age correspondent in Lalmonirhat said that the left leg of the supporter of the elected BNP-backed chairman candidate in Sarpukur had been severed and the right leg almost severed by AL-backed candidate, who lost the elections, at Madhupur of the union at Aditmari in Lalmonirhat about 9:30pm on Tuesday.
The critically wounded activist was first sent to Lalmonirhat General Hospital from where he was referred to Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
The wounded is a retired army man, Mozammel Haque, 60, of Madhupur. He is an executive committee member of the Sarpukur unit BNP.
Physicians said that his left leg had been severed and the other almost severed.
The second officer at the Aditmari police station, subinspector Sobahan Miah, quoting the family said that Mozammel had been attacked by the people of the AL-backed chairman candidate Azizul Haque Prodhan.
Mozammel was working the chairman candidate Monsur Ali, who won the elections on June 14, he said.
Mozammel's wife Monowara Begum said, 'My husband told me that he could recognise some of the attackers.'
The correspondent in Jhenaidah said that the Sailkupa police arrested three people for their suspected involvement in the attack on a house of a minority family during post-poll violence.
Local people said that a group of about 20 people on Wednesday morning had attacked the house of Sonaton Biswas at Ratanpur of Abaipur union at Sailkupa.
The correspondent in Jessore said that at least 20 people had been injured in attacks at several places of Chaugachha in the district on Wednesday.
Elections to 11 union councils in the upazila were held on the day.
He said that voters were stopped on their way from going to the polling centres at some places.
People of the AL- backed chairman candidate Masud Chawdhury also exploded several crude bombs near the Jamira polling centre at Phulsara around 1:00pm.
Source : New Age
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