Eleven people, including a woman and a child, were shot and wounded during a clash between the supporters of two candidates of ongoing UP polls at Sonagazi upazila in Feni on Sunday. The wounded were identified as  child Asma Akhter, her mother Fatema Akhter, Mizan, Yusuf, Fakir, Shipon, Ismail, Siddique, Nabi, Mia Saheb and Raj. Witnesses said supporters of member candidate Omar Farooq Sajib opened fire when the supporters of another candidate blocked their way to get inside the centre of Charchandia Hossainiya Government Primary School at noon. Read: Hardware store staff killed by UP chairman & his men in Feni, 4 held Later, the injured were sent to Sonagazi Health Complex. Titu Ranjan Das, presiding officer of the centre, said no untoward incident occurred inside it. Additional Superintendent of Police Thoai Ampra Marma said the situation is under control now. Meanwhile, Sajedul Islam, acting officer-in-charge of Sonagazi Model Police Station, said police arrested 72 people on various charges during the election.

Miscreants torched an election campaign office of Awami League at Nalta union in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira disctrict early Thursday. Police said the incident occurred around 3 am at Paschim Paikara of Ward 7 of Nalta Union. Read:Kushtia pre-poll violence: 2 suffer bullet wounds among 6 injured Abul Hossain Par, AL-backed chairman candidate in Nalta Union, alleged that workers and supporters of independent candidate Azizur Rahman set fire to the election office, photos of Bangabandhu and the Prime Minister at night. He alleged that some accused in a sabotage case have come out of jail on bail and have been threatening the workers and supporters of AL on behalf of independent candidate Azizur Rahman. However, Azizur Rahman, the current chairman of Nalta Union Parishad and an independent candidate, refuted the allegation saying that this heinous act was planned by AL-backed candidate’s supporters as a plot to harass his workers. Azizur Rahman also alleged that AL activists have been threatening people not to vote for anyone except for ‘Boat’ symbol. Read:Munshiganj election violence: 5 suffer bullet wounds “They deliberately set fire to the photos of Bangabandhu and the Prime Minister and circulated that the election office had been set on fire,” added Azizur. Golam Mostafa, Officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said they visited the election office. No case has been filed yet in this regard, the OC added.

Five people were shot and injured during a clash between the supporters of two candidates of upcoming UP polls at Charkewa in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila on Sunday night. Police said the clash broke out in Khaskandi and Choto Mollakandi villages of the union between supporters of the Al-backed candidate Afsar Uddin Bhuiyan and the independent candidate Akhtaruzzaman Jibon around 7pm. Read:Jashore pre-polls violence: Injured man dies at DMCH Police said miscreants exploded cocktails and opened fire on their rivals during clashes. More than 50 houses were vandalized during the melee. Five supporters of the Al-backed candidate suffered bullet wounds in the clashes. Three of them were sent to Dhaka in critical conditions while admitted to Munshiganj General Hospital. According to Al-backed candidate Afsar Uddin Bhuiyan, a number of people, including his supporters Sharif, Saiful, Nazmul, Babu Haldar, Monir and Ramzan, were injured in the attack.   However, independent candidate Akhtaruzzaman denied the allegations and claimed that the AL supporters attacked his followers. Read: Post poll violence: Injured van puller dies in Barishal hospital Meanwhile, a farmer, Abdul Haque, 48, died of a heart attack during the clash, police said. Munshiganj ASP Suman Deb said additional police have been deployed in the area as tension is prevailing there due to the election violence.

A Union Parishad member was killed and three others injured in a clash between two rival Awami League factions over the Union Parishad (UP) election in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati, police said on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Sojibur Rahman. He was a member of ward no-5 of Kaptai union parishad. The injured are-Md Alauddin, 45, Md Salauddin, 55, and Abdul Jalil. Read: UP member killed: 3 held in Patuakhali According to locals, Sojib was a supporter of Awami League nominee and the current chairman Abdul Latif who will be contesting against Mohiuddin Patwari Badal, the expelled general secretary of local Awami League. Police said a clash broke out on Tuesday night between the supporters of the two candidates in the Notun Bazar area, where Sojib got critically injured after being hit by a heavy object. Four injured were rushed to nearby hospital where Sojibur Rahman was pronounced dead on arrival. The other three are undergoing treatment. Read: UP member, Rohingya man killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’ Rowshan Ara Rob, Additional Superintendent of Police of Kaptai circle, said police have arrested four people in connection with the incident. The situation is under control she said. Earlier, Nethoi Marma, president and chairman candidate of Chitmaram Union Awami League in Kaptai, was shot dead by terrorists on the night of October 16.

A man was shot dead and two others were injured in a clash between the supporters of two councillor candidates during the Patiya municipality election in Chattogram on Sunday.

A councillor candidate, who won the election in the Sirajganj municipality, was stabbed to death by miscreants while celebrating victory on Saturday night.   The deceased was identified as Tariqul Islam, 35, a councillor candidate of ward 6 and son of Abdul Kuddus of Bhangabari area of Sadar upazila.   Bahauddin Faruki, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said, Tariqul was elected unofficially in the municipality polls held Saturday.

Three people including a policeman and an Ansar member were injured as a crude bomb was exploded at Gonipur Government Primary School polling station in Dagonbhuiya upazila during the municipality election on Saturday.

Election Commission Secretary Md Alamgir on Monday said the first phase municipal election was held successfully.

Nine cases were filed at different police stations in the capital on Friday for arson attacks on as many vehicles, including two government staff buses and a BRTC double-decker bus.