At least one Juba League man was killed and 55 others were injured in the post-poll violence in different places across the country, our district correspondents said yesterday.
The deceased was Jahabat Ali Molla, 30.
At least 10 persons were injured in an attack by the BNP-Jamaat activists at Joygirmohol village in Koira upazila under Khulna district yesterday.
Witnesses said local BNP-Jamaat men equipped with lethal weapons swooped on Jahabat at a shrimp enclosure in Mollar Kona area around 10am.
The Jubo League activist ran for life and took shelter in a house.
As the attackers tried to take him away from the house, the family members and locals barred them from doing so, and ultimately both groups were locked into a clash which left 10 people injured.
Police arrested five persons on suspicion, confirmed Officer-in-Charge of Koira police station Md Fazlur Rahman.
Meanwhile in Sherpur, two groups of Awami League were locked in a clash over the local body polls to elect chairman candidate for Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur yesterday.
At least eight people were wounded in the incident.
The wounded are upazila AL president Abdul Halim Ukil and general secretary Moksedur Rahman Lebu. Two policemen also sustained injuries as they tried to bring the situation under control, reports our correspondent.
At Sonagaji of Feni, Jubo Dal and Awami League men fought each other.
Some 15 persons including passers-by sustained injuries in the incident at Sonagazi Bazar around 11am.
In Chittagong, police in an overnight drive nabbed six activists of Jamaat-Shibir from Satkania upazila yesterday for their alleged involvement with subversive activities in the area at different times.
Md Khaled Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Satkania police station, said they detained the six from Sadaha union under the upazila as they were accused in several cases lodged with the police station for attacking law enforcers, arson, vandalism and conducting sabotage.
At least 10 persons including five policemen were injured during vandalism of shops by the BNP men at Char Rouha Bazar under Satpua union of Sarishabari upazila of the district Friday evening.
Locals said Altaf Hossain, a UP member and BNP activist, was locked in an altercation with former member of the same union Maznu Miah, an Awami League activist, after he (Maznu) had protested the harassment of some AL activists by the BNP men after the ruling party-backed chairman candidate was defeated in the upazila election held on February 19.
In Natore, Awami League men harassed Altab Ali’s daughter.
Altab hails from village Matsayapara of Bildahar area of Singra upazila. His house was also vandalised.
The 17-year-old girl claimed that their house was attacked as her father was a BNP activist while local AL men said they protested against anti-social activities run by the family. Meanwhile in Pabna two separate cases were filed against 34 BNP-Jamaat men including the newly elected upazila chairman over Friday’s violence in Atghoria upazila.
Earlier at least 10 people were injured while five houses and two motorbikes vandalised in a post-poll clash between Awami League and BNP-Jamaat in Jumaikhiri village of Atghoria upazila under the district.
Md Rafikul Islam, resident of the village, filed a case accusing eight BNP-Jamaat men for attacking his house and setting fire to it.
Officer-in-Charge Md Monirul Islam of the Atghoria police station said the accused were on the run.
In Char Fassion upazila under Bhola district, local Jubo League and Chhatra League activists on Saturday night swooped on the electioneering by the BNP-backed candidate and his supporters.
The attack left at least 20 persons including four newsmen injured.
Officer-in-Charge Abul Bashar of Char Fasson police station confirmed the incident.
