Polls-related violence caused the death of two more persons on Wednesday night, one of whom was a housewife, raising the number of people killed during the ongoing second phase of the Union Parishad elections to twelve.
Ten persons were killed earlier in violence caused by UP polls which began on May 31 amidst stray clashes, intimidation and snatching of ballot boxes.
Polling in 132 unions was held on Wednesday and elections in 109 more UPs are scheduled to be held today.
The New Age correspondent in Sirajganj reported that a man was killed and 25 others injured in a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates at the polling station in Karshalika Government Primary School in Rupkathi union under Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Shah Alam, 38.
The police fired around 28 rounds of bullets to bring the situation under control. Voting at the centre was suspended for about half an hour from 1:00pm.
Our correspondent in Gopalganj reported that a woman was killed and at least 55 others injured in polls-related violence that took place from Tuesday night to Wednesday evening at Gohala, Ujani, Gobindapur, Pashergati and Batikamari unions of Muksedpur upazila in Gopalganj district.
Locals said that supporters of two councillor candidates — Badsha Dorji and Salam Dorji — of Gohala union clashed on Wednesday noon. At one stage the supporters of Salam Dorji, the defeated candidate, attacked the residence of Tota Mia for not voting for their candidate and beat Khodeza Begum, his wife, to death. Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Our correspondent from Lalmonirhat reported that at least 50 persons, including a chairman candidate, were injured in post-polls violence in different areas of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat on Tuesday night. The injured were admitted to the Aditmari Upazila Health Complex, Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital and Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Police and local sources said that 25 persons were injured in a clash between two groups of member candidates at Bosintari village of Durgapur union under Aditmari upazila at around 10pm on Tuesday night. Fifteen persons were injured in a clash between two groups of the Awami League and BNP over the counting of votes at Choritabari polling centre in Kamlabari union under Aditmari upazila at around 8.30pm on Tuesday night. Five persons were injured in a clash between two groups of chairman candidates at Chondimari polling centre in Mohishkhocha union under Aditmari upazila. Five more persons, including a chairman candidate, were injured in a clash at Majhar polling centre in Saptibari union under Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat.
Several thousand people at Barokhat union under Hatibandha upazila in Lalmonirhat blocked the Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway for one hour at Milonbazar in Hatibandha upazila, demanding re-polling, at noon on Wednesday. Later they formed a human chain on both sides of the highway for a period of two hours.
The participants of the human chain claimed that the Awami League candidate, a cousin of state minister for primary education Motahar Hossain, won the election for chairmanship of Barokhata union by rigging the election with the collaboration of government officials at Koladabri polling centre of Ward number 7. The election was held on June 9. AL activists also assaulted Abdul Hai, who was nominated by the BNP.
source:New Age
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