One more person was killed and at least 100 others injured in violence during and ahead of Monday's polling in 25 unions for electing as many new local councils at the tier.
The violence took place during polling and the preceding Sunday night.
Earlier, 29 people were killed in violence in the second phase of the staggered union parishad elections, which began on May 31, amid stray clashes, intimidation and snatching of ballot boxes. The elections are set to end on July 5.
Elections in 196 unions are scheduled to be held today.
New Age correspondent in Rangamati reported that 28-year old Kalonkor Chakma, was killed in post-poll violence at Baghaichari in Rangamati Sunday night.
According to neighbours miscreants killed Kalonkor, near his residence in the village Uttar Publakhali in Khedamara union.
He was election agent of Kantimoy Chakma a chairman candidate of Khedamara union in Baghaichari upazila.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Boshirul Alam said that police and military personnel recovered his body on Sunday midnight and sent it to Khagrachari Hospital Monday morning for autopsy.
Our Correspondent in Pabna reported that three assistant presiding officers and two police constables were injured on Sunday night in attacks by supporters of the defeated member candidate at Bohorpur Primary School polling centre of Muladuli union in Ishwardi upazila during announcement of election result.
Ishwardi police station officer-in-charge Kazi Hanful Islam said that the on duty officers came under attack from the unruly supporters.
The on duty officers and the police deployed at the centre tried in vain to tackle the situation.
According to United News of Bangladesh in Nilphamari at least 25 people were injured as local people clashed with police over the announcement of election results at a polling centre in Jaldhaka upazila on Sunday.
Witnesses said supporters of Hafijul demanded recounting of votes rejecting the result alleging that presiding officer Abdul Mannan declared Rubel as elected a member.
Later, Hafijul's supporters encircled the presiding officer and the other polling officials.
The police and BGB personnel rushed to the spot and their bid to rescue the polling officers triggered a clash that left 25 people injured.
The police said that fired 41 rubber bullets and lobbed 12 tear-gas canisters to quell the situation and rescue the officers.
In Natore, at least 20 people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two defeated chairman candidates at Bildohar Bazaar in Chamari union under Singra upazila Sunday morning.
Police and witnesses said the clash between the supporters of the two defeated candidates, Shahadat Hossain and Lutfar Rahman, followed altercation over a trifling matter.
At one stage the two groups carrying sticks and other weapons attacked each other, leaving people injured on both the sides.
Source : New Age
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