Desk Report
Publish: 11 Nov 2021, 02:30 pm
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A
man named Aktaruzzaman (35) was shot dead in a clash between two parties in
Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila's Khurushkul Union Parishad (UP) election. Six others
were injured.
Meanwhile,
the returning officer in charge of the Khurushkul UP election has postponed the
polling immediately after the incident.
The
incident took place in Tetaiya area of Khurushkul
Union on Thursday (November 11) morning. Akhtaruzzaman Khurushkul is the
younger brother of Sheikh Kamal, the member candidate (current member) of ward
no.1.
Cox's
Bazar RAB-15 CPSC Commander Major Mehedi Hasan confirmed the incident.
An
eyewitness, Omar Farooq, said that during the voting, supporters of Babul, a
member of the ward, tried to force the ballot papers to be stamped illegally.
At that time, when Kamal's brother Akhtaruzzaman stopped him, the argument
started. At one stage the two sides clashed. At that time, Akhtaruzzaman was
beaten and shot. He was rushed to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital in critical
condition and was pronounced dead by the on-duty doctor.
Major
Mehedi said several people, including member candidate Sheikh Kamal, were
injured in the incident. Law enforcement is working to bring the situation
under control.
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