Jamaat-e-Islami activists allegedly attacked a Jatiya Party election rally in Jessore city on Friday evening, damaging campaign equipment and banners.

The incident took place around 6:45pm at the Taltola Mor area, where the Jatiya Party campaign for Jessore-3 candidate Khobir Gazi was ongoing. The party’s joint district convener, Nazrul Islam, filed a written complaint with Kotwali police station.

According to the complaint, three e-rickshaws used for campaign sound systems were in operation when over a hundred Jamaat supporters reportedly arrived with a procession, disrupting the campaign, breaking a microphone, and tearing banners. The campaign was temporarily halted due to the attack, which the Jatiya Party described as planned.

Eyewitnesses said the attack occurred suddenly during the campaign procession, causing tension in the area, but no major clashes were reported.

Jamaat’s Jessore assistant secretary Golam Kuddus said the incident happened when one of their workers accidentally tore a banner while moving an e-rickshaw. “We went to the spot, spoke with the Jatiya Party leaders, expressed regret, and assured them the banner would be replaced. It was a minor incident being exaggerated,” he added.

Kotwali police station officer-in-charge Faruk Ahmed said the police received the written complaint and forwarded it to the returning officer, who will take further legal action.