He also lost his life in the seventh phase of Union Parishad (UP) elections. A child was hacked to death in Chittagong’s Satkania Nalua Union and a youth was shot dead in Bajalia Union during the polls on Monday. Violence has been reported in 16 unions of the upazila. The shootings took place in 10 unions.
Besides, 15 people, including two children, were shot dead by police in Nauri village of Magtula union in Ishwarganj of Mymensingh. The condition of the two children is critical. At least 50 people were injured in clashes in two unions of the same upazila. The miscreants set fire to the entrance of Daserhat Government Primary School in Charparbati Union of Noakhali’s Kompaniganj at noon. Police have arrested three supporters of an Awami League candidate in Rangpur’s Mithapukur’s Bhanni Union for allegedly casting fake votes.
Police have recovered four unexploded cocktails from Parihalpara Center in Mokam Union of Comilla’s Burichang Upazila in the afternoon and arrested four youths on charges of casting fake votes in Pir Yatrapur Union.
Satkania Nalua Union South Morphala village outside the polling station around 11:30 am was killed in the attack. Tasif (13). He is the son of local rickshaw puller Jasim Uddin and a seventh grader at RMN High School. Another, Abdus Shukkur, 35, was killed in the village of Paschim Bajalia. He is a resident of Sylhet. However, he lives in Sholakbahar area of Panchlaish police station in Chittagong metropolis. He came to Bajalia in support of the boat candidate centering on the vote.
Neighboring uncle and member (candidate) candidate Mizanur Rahman claimed about the death of Shishu Tasif that outsiders in favor of boat candidate Liaquat Ali angrily angered the voters outside the center. Tasif was seriously injured at that time. He was later taken to Dohazari Health Complex where doctors declared him dead. Mizanur claimed that people on the side of the boat came to occupy the center and attacked the voters. Tasif member candidate went to the center to see his uncle’s vote.
Claiming that Mizanur’s statement was not correct, Liaquat Ali, the candidate for the post of chairman of Nauka Pratik, said, “There was a problem among the member candidates. That’s where the Copan incident happened. The dead child had a boat symbol card around his neck. He is my supporter. ‘
After the death of Abdus Shukkur in Bajalia, Tapas Dutta, the candidate for the post of chairman of the boat, said, ‘Supporters of independent candidate Mohammad Shahidullah Chowdhury fired at my supporters. This time the pig died. However, Shahidullah Chowdhury claimed, “Tapas Dutt brought in outsiders to occupy the center.” While occupying the center, one side fired without recognizing the other side. As a result, Tapas Dutt died in a shootout between two groups. ‘
Going to the spot, it was seen that there was a long queue of voters at Baraduara Government Primary School in Bajalia at 9:30 am. Suddenly a group of armed youths came and started firing. They had boat symbol cards around their necks. Later they enter the center. Voting has been suspended in four centers of the two unions due to violence. Rebel candidates withdrew from the polling booths in the morning amid public outcry over the sealing of boat symbols at various centers, attacks on candidates’ homes in Kanchana Union and violence. Voting at Khagaria Ganipara Government Primary School and Khagaria UP Center in Khagaria Union was suspended after gunfire from both sides in the morning. Besides, voting in two centers including Uttar Kanchana Primary School of Kanchana Union was postponed due to clashes. The decision was taken after two shootings.
Chittagong District Superintendent of Police SM Rashidul Haque said legal action was being taken against those involved in the two deaths. He said a cocktail explosion took place outside the center in Morphala village during the polling. At that time, while the people were running away in panic, the child Tasif was also leaving. The miscreants hacked him to death when he hit a tree. Besides, one person was shot dead in Bajalia.
At least 20 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two member candidates over fake voting at Bhalukbe Madrasa Center in Sohagi Union of Ishwarganj this morning. At least 30 people from both sides were injured in a clash between supporters of Hossain Ahmed Hossain and Omar Farooq at Bhasa Government Primary School in Maizbagh Union in the afternoon.
In the afternoon outside the high school center of Barahit Union, the supporters of the boat chased the supporters of the independent chairman candidate with sticks, wooden oars and ramda-spears. The road in front of the center was set on fire in addition to a few cocktail explosions.
