A man was killed and 12 others injured in post-election violence in Char Abdullah village in  Munshiganj Sadar  on Friday.

The deceased Jashim Uddin, 30, was a supporter of independent candidate Mohammad Mohiuddin, who contested the election with the football symbol after being denied the BNP nomination he so craved, and was later expelled from the party.

Jashim was beaten to death by supporters of the winning BNP candidate  Kamruzzaman Ratan, along with his father Mafik Nayeb and elder brother Moshiur Nayeb, who were also injured.

The injured were seriously hurt and taken to different hospitals.

Jasim was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and died while receiving treatment.

According to Moshiur Nayeb, the attack was led by Shakil Dewan, senior joint convener of the local Swechhasebak Dal supporting the local BNP or “sheaf of paddy” candidate.

He said the family was attacked at home around 3pm, despite having no prior disputes.

According to police, a group of 50–60 people entered Jashim’s house and beat him and his family members.

Shakil Dewan denied involvement, claiming that Jashim and his supporters had attacked local “sheaf of paddy”(BNP) supporters earlier.

“Later, I went to the police station to file a complaint about the incident. At that time, Jashim and his people were preparing to launch another attack as they were leaving the area. Then local people gathered and beat Jashim and his associates. I was not present at the scene,” he added.

Mominul Islam, officer-in-charge of Munshiganj Sadar Police Station, said, “The incident was linked to a local dispute and election rivalry. Police are conducting raids to arrest the perpetrators.”

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In other incidents in Munshiganj Sadar, 10 more people were injured in post-election clashes.

In Munshiganj-3 constituency, Mohammad Kamruzzaman Ratan, central social welfare secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, won the seat contesting with the “sheaf of paddy” symbol.