At least 132 people, including three BNP candidates, were injured in pre-election violence in Noakhali, Shariatpur, Laxmipur, Natore, Chandpur, Narsingdi, Sherpur, Barishal and Khulna districts on Monday.
In Noakhali, two vehicles of BNP standing committee member and candidate for Noakhali-5 Barrister Moudud Ahmed were vandalized allegedly by Awami
League men in Natun Bazar area of Companiganj upazila in the morning, leaving at least five people injured.
Talking to UNB, Moudud said the ruling party men swooped on the vehicle around 11am in a bid to ‘kill’ him.
In Shariatpur, BNP contestant for Shariatpur-3 constituency Mia Nuruddin Apu and 30 of his followers were injured as local Awami League, Jubo League and Chhatra League men allegedly attacked his election campaign in Gosairhat upazila in the morning.
Nuruddin who suffered injuries in the head was sent to Dhaka for better treatment.
As part of their election campaign, the BNP contender and his supporters brought out a procession in the upazila headquarters around 11am.
As soon as the procession got close to upazila Muktijoddha Bhaban, the ruling party men swooped on it.
Asma Ul Hosna, general secretary of district Mahila Dal, alleged that they even could not send the injured to hospital as the Awami League leaders and activists took positions at different points to launch fresh attacks on them.
