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One killed, 17 hurt in Narail pre-poll clash

thedailystar.net

Sunday, June 5, 2011

50 houses ransacked, 3 motorbikes torched

One person was killed and 17 others were injured in a pre-poll clash between the supporters of two union parishad chairman candidates in Narail Sadar upazila yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Milon Sheikh, 40, of Tarapur village under Shingasholpur Union of the upazila.

At least 50 houses were ransacked and three motorbikes torched during the clash that continued for one and a half hours from 8:00am.

Police quoted locals as saying that the supporters of Saiful Islam Hitu, a ruling party supported chairman candidate in Shingasholpur Union Parishad election, swooped on Shipon Molla while he was seeking votes for his brother Khairuzzaman Molla, a BNP backed chairman candidate, at Tarapur village at around 7:30am.

Hearing the news, Khairuzzaman’s men equipped with lethal weapons made a counter attack on their rivals, leading to a fierce clash between the supporters of the two chairman aspirants.

Milon Sheikh, a supporter of Hitu, was killed on the spot and 17 others from both sides were injured during the clash. Read more...