A person who was seriously injured during the election violence in Chandpur’s Haimchar Upazila Algi Uttar union, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Md Mizan Gazi, 55, son of Shahadat Gazi of the union.
He died at around 10 am, said the resident doctor of Chandpur Sadar Hospital Dr Rubel.
Mizan was injured on January 5 when the supporters of two rival groups clashed during the polls outside Mahila Dakhil Madrasa Center in Jamila area of the union.
On January 5, two people were killed in separate incidents at Kachua and Haimchar upazila in violence during the UP elections.
One of the deceased, identified as Sharif Hossain, 18, was stabbed dead during the clash outside Hatirbandh Kendra at Sachar Union of Kachua Upazila, said additional superintendent of police Sudip Roy.
Another deceased identified as Mir Hossain (42), a cement-rod trader of Shariyatpur’s Palang was killed at Ishanbala Ward-6 of Nilkamal Union in Haimchar Upazila, said Mahbubur Rahman Mollah, officer-in-charge (OC) of Haimchar Police Station.
In the fifth phase, Union Parishad elections took place in 29 unions of Chandpur where 162 candidates contested the polls for the post of chairman and 1,412 for the posts of general members and reserved members.
Source: United News of Bangladesh