A candidate for the post of member in the union parishad (UP) polls in Cox’s Bazar was shot Monday night.
Wounded Rezaur Rahman, a member candidate for Ward No.3 of Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila’s Pmkhali union, was admitted to Sadar Hospital.
Rezaur was discussing the election with 10-12 people outside a tea stall at Bottoli Station in the Totok Khali area of Pmkhali union, when the assailants arrived on the scene riding a motorcycle and left after opening fire at him, said police.
Although Rezaur blamed the shooting on a rival candidate, he did not specify who it was.
An uptick in violence centring the November 11 UP polls has been a worrying trend in the build-up.
On Friday, two brothers, both Awami League leaders, were shot in Cox’s Bazar’s Jhilangja union.
Kudrat Ullah Sikder, Awami League leader and member candidate for Ward No. 3 of the union, and his brother Jahirul Islam, Sramik League president of the district, were shot at 10pm.
The brothers were first rushed to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital and then moved to Chittagong Medical College. Jahirul died at the hospital Sunday, while Kudrat is still in critical condition.
Source: United News of Bangladesh