A Juba League leader sustained a bullet wound in an attack by rivals while campaigning ahead of union parishad election in Shankar Pasha union of Sadar upazila in Pirojpur on Sunday night. Faisal Mahbub Shuvo, general secretary of Municipal Juba League in the area, was injured with several others in the attack. Advocate Akhtaruzzaman Manik, organizing secretary of Pirojpur district Juba League, said the incident occurred on the way back from Mallikbari area of Shankar Pasha union in Pirojpur Sadar upazila around 8pm on Sunday.  Read: 2 candidates shot in Cox's Bazar ahead of UP polls Manik blamed the supporters of rival candidate Nasir Hossain Matubbar for opening fire and attacking them. At the time, Faisal sustained a bullet wound and Hasan Sikder, vice-president of Sadar Secha Sebok League, was hit on the head. All the injured were sent to Pirojpur Zila Hospital. However, critically injured Faisal and Hasan were then shifted to Khulna Medical College and Hospital for better treatment. Pirojpur Additional Superintendent of Police Mollah Azad Hossain said police was deployed in the area following the violence.

Three days after the incident a case has been filed against 68 people in connection with the death of four people in a clash between supporters of two rival candidates in the upcoming Union Parishad election at Jagodal village in Magura Sadar upazila. Anwar Hossain, brother of victim Sabur Molla lodged the complaint with Magura Police on Monday. The clash occurred on Friday. Also read: 4 killed, 30 injured in clash over UP polls in Magura The killed were identified as member candidate Sabur Molla, 50, his brother Kabir Molla, 55, his cousin Abdur Rahman, 50, and Imran Ali, 32. The clash erupted between the two groups for establishing supremacy, said Additional superintendent of police Quamrul. Also read: 1 killed, 4 injured in clash over a road accident in Sunamganj