A case was filed against 350 people on Saturday over violence after announcement of election results of Bachor UP in Ranisankail Upazila of Thakurgaon when a nine-month old was shot dead allegedly in police firing. The case was filed against 350 anonymous people at Ransankail police station upon receiving a complaint from the presiding officer of the polling center Md Khatibar Rahman. On Wednesday evening, when results of Bachor UP election were announced at VF Junior High School polling center, supporters of a defeated candidate attacked police. Read: Schoolgirl gang raped in Thakurgaon At one point of the clash police fired bullets to take control of the situation. Unfortunately Suraiya Akter Asha, who was on her mother’s lap at that time was shot in the head. After the incident, enraged locals besieged some police members including Officer-in-Charge of Ranisankail police station SM Zahid Iqbal for few hours at Khutiatuli area. Later additional police members rescued them and sent two cops to hospital. On Thursday, a three-member probe body was formed by Thakurgaon district administration over the incident with district magistrate Ramkrishna Barman as its head and additional superintendent of police Mirza Tarek and district election officer Saiful Islam as members. The committee was asked to submit a report within seven days.

Two people including a teenage boy were killed and several others injured in clashes between supporters of chairman candidates during union parishad elections in Satkania upazila of Chattogram . The deceased were Md Abdur Shukkur, 34, of Bajalia union and Tasif, 13, a seventh grader and son of Jasim Uddin of Nalua Union. Satkania Upazila Election Officer Abu Taleb Talukder  said they were killed during clashes. According to the locals, at Nalua Union, Tasif was stabbed dead in a clash that broke out between the supporters of two chairman candidates over occupying Morphala polling center in Ward 8 at noon. The relatives of the deceased blamed the supporters of the boat candidate for the death. Read: Bodies of 2 fishermen recovered from Bay; 12 still missing In Bajalia union, Abdur Shukkur sustained bullet injuries during a clash between supporters of two chairman candidates in Ward No. 2. Later, he was rushed to Keranihat Ma O Shishu Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, said Dr Md Rakib Uddin, Resident Medical Officer of the hospital. Meanwhile, in Khagaria union, supporters of Awami League-backed candidate Akhter Hossain and independent candidate Jasim Uddin clashed in wards 6 and 7 and a few rounds of bullets were exchanged between the two groups around 10am. Superintendent of Police (SP) SM Rashidul Haque and Executive Magistrate Omar Faruq visited the spot  after the clashes and postponed elections  at two centers in the union. Additional police were deployed at these two centres to bring the situation under control, said Md Abdul Jalil, officer-in-charge (OC) of Satkania Police Station. Voting is underway for the seventh phase of local body elections to 138 Union Parishads (UPs) in 24 upazilas of 20 districts. The voting began at 8am Monday at 1,350 polling stations and will continue till 4pm without any break.  

Police have arrested six people including the elected and the defeated candidates of the 5th phase of UP election at Khajra union in Satkhira over post-poll violence. The arrestees were identified as newly-elected chairman Shahnewaj Dalim and his rival Wahidul Islam, formar chairman Ruhul Quddus along with villagers Golam Mostafa, Mostakin Molla and Golam Rabbi. Read:Post UP-polls violence: 10 injured in Khajra union in Satkhira Police said they made the arrest on Friday dawn after a drive at Godaipur and Khajra of the district. On Thursday, post-poll violence involving supporters of the victorious and defeated candidates left at least 10 people injured, four of them by bullets, at Khajra union in Satkhira. Golam Kabir, officer-in-charge (OC) of Ashashuni police station, said police reportedly fired shots to disperse the rival groups. Additional police personnel were deployed in the area, the OC said. Read: Man dies in police custody in Satkhira; ASI, constable suspended Earlier, Shahnewaz Dalim filed a case against 16 people including his rival Wahidul Islam. On the other hand, Wahidul Islam's chief election agent Ruhul Quddus filed a case against 15 people, including newly elected chairman Shahnewaz Dalim, said OC Golam Kabir. The arrestees were sent to jail through Satkhira court on Friday noon, the OC added.

Post-poll violence involving supporters of a victorious and a defeated candidates on Thursday left at least 10 people injured, four of them by bullets, at Khajra union in Satkhira. The injured, one of them in critical condition, were being treated at Satkhira Sadar hospital after the clashes at Gadaipur village in Ashashuni upazila, said Golam Kabir, officer-in-charge of Ashashuni police station. The four who sustained bullet wounds were identified as Russel Hossain, Hafizur Rahman, Wadud Sardar while the injured are Nur Baksh Sardar, Aslam Kadir, Firoz Hossain, Sazid, Shahid Sardar and Emon Hossain, according to newly elected UP chairman Shanewaj Dalim. Read: Defeated UP member candidate beaten dead in Shariatpur Newly-elected chairman Shanewaj Dalim said his defeated rival Wahidul Islam fired at his supporters and threw bricks from rooftop of his house while they were heading towards Gadaipur village in a celebratory procession. Wahidul denied the allegation saying that supporters of Shahnewaj attacked and injured his supporters. Meanwhile accused Wahidul Islam said,”From last night Dalim’s men were attacking my house. At morning I fired at them from my licensed sten gun to stop them from coming inside.” Read: Rangpur cop’s wife sent to jail in fraud case Police reportedly fired shots to disperse the rival groups. Additional police personnel have been deployed in the area, the OC said.  

Local people on Saturday blocked Gaibandha-Sundarganj road at Laxmipur Bazar in Sadar upazila demanding exemplary punishment of killer of newly-elected member of Laxmipur union parishad Abdur Rauf Master. They took to the streets in the morning and staged demonstrations protesting the killing of Abdur Rauf . Read: RUB protest: Student on hunger strike tries to kill self in public They also placed logs on the road and set a tyre afire around 10 am, halting traffic movement for about four and a half hours. Earlier, on Friday night, Abdur Rauf, a newly elected member of Laxmipur union parishad, was killed by a youth in Gobindapur village of Sadar upazila. Police claimed to have arrested a man, identified as Rezaul, in connection with the murder. Touhidul Islam, superintendent of Gaibandha Police, said “A compliant was lodged with Sadar Police on Saturday and the attacker might have killed him over previous enmity.” Read: UK carrier strike group sails to Bangladesh  

A man was killed and at least 30 were injured  in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates ahead of Union Parishad elections in Saltha upazila of  Faridpur on Saturday. The victim was identified as Mariz Shikder, 32. About 30 houses were reportedly vandalized and looted during this time. Police and locals said supporters of independent chairman candidate Rafiq Mollah clashed with supporters of another independent candidate Tuku Tagore in Khardia village of the union around 3pm today. Marij, a supporter of independent chairman candidate Rafiq Mollah, was seriously injured following the clash . Read: Woman killed in Bagerhat UP polls violence

Candidates of the ruling Awami League have been unofficially elected from majority of the municipalities that went to polls on Saturday in the third phase, according to partial results.

Awami League candidate Md Parvez Mia has been elected mayor of Kishoreganj municipality after re-election to a polling station where voting was suspended amid clashes earlier this month.

Three people were shot and 20 others were injured in election-related violence in Lakshmipur’s Ramganj during Saturday’s municipal election.   The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Two separate cases were filed and five people arrested early Sunday over vandalizing vehicles of law enforcers and arson attack during municipality polls in Gaibandha.