Elections : émeutes à Shariatpur, Narsingdi et Madaripur- 7 mai 2011

72 hurt, 25 houses vandalised in pre-poll clashes in 3 dists

thedailystar.net

Sunday, May 8, 2011

At least 72 people were injured and 25 houses vandalised during clashes between the supporters of the prospective candidates in the upcoming elections to union parishads in Shariatpur, Narsingdi and Madaripur districts yesterday.

In Shariatpur, the supporters of two probable chairmen candidates clashed in Chitolia Union of Sadar upazila in the morning, leaving at least 45 people from both sides injured, reports our Madaripur correspondent.

Rabiul Alam, officer-in-charge of Shariatpur Sadar Police Station, said the clash ensued following an altercation between the supporters Abdus Salam, a member of Awami League district unit, and Sirajul Haque Mollah, a local BNP leader and prospective candidate for the post of chairman of Chitolia Union Parishad, at around 10:00am.

Salam’s men equipped with lethal weapons first attacked the houses of their rivals, prompting them to retaliate. At least 25 houses were vandalised during the clash.

Of the injured, 31 were admitted to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital while the rest given first aid. Sadar hospital later referred two of the injured to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital as their condition deteriorated.

Additional police and Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel have been in the union to avert any further incident.

According to a correspondent from Narsingdi, the supporters of a prospective chairman candidate in the upcoming election to Nazarpur Union Parishad under Sadar upazila injured two of their rivals in the morning. Read more…

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Shariatpur is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh.

Narsingdi (Bengali: নরসিংদী Nôrshingdi) is a district in central Bangladesh.It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, and is the only district in Bangladesh that does not depend solely on agriculture. The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north & north-east, by Brahmanbaria in the east & south-east, Narayanganj at south & south-west and by Gazipur in the west.