At least five people have been killed when Border Guard Bangladesh members opened fire on a group of people, who were trying to snatch ballot boxes, in the district's Mathbaria upazila.
District Superintendent of Police Walid Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune: “The incident took place after a group of people swooped on the BGB men while the law enforcers were carrying the ballot boxes from the Safa Degree College polling centre at Dhonisafa union.
“In retaliation, the BGB members opened fire on the miscreants as per the directive given by Executive Magistrate Kazi Ziaul, leaving at least three people dead on the spot and several others injured.”
Later, two people had died on the way to Barisal Medical College Hospital, said Mathbaria police station OC Khandaker Mostafizur Rahman.