A newly elected member of Laxmipur union parishad was allegedly killed by a youth in Gobindapur village of Sadar upazila on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Abdur Rauf, an assistant teacher of Laxmipur High School, and member of ward number one of Laxmipur union. Read: Bangladeshis who studied in India get together in Dhaka Md Abdur Rauf, officer-in-charge of Sadar police station, said Abdur, along with his neighbour Ruhul Amin, was returning home on a motorbike around 11pm. As they reached a broken bridge, they got off the bike and started to cross the structure on foot. "Suddenly, Arif Mia, son of Haidar Ali, hit Rauf with an iron rod on his head, leaving him critically injured," the OC said. Rauf was taken to a local hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Read: Valuables stolen from UNB Bagerhat Corr house Police claimed to have arrested a man, identified as Rezaul, in connection with the murder.  

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.

Police arrested three people from different parts of the district on Sunday in connection with the murder of former UP member Aminul Gazi.