Sagar Biswas :
Use of lethal weapons and muscle power by the ruling party men have been increasing day by day also making the situation worse ahead of the fifth phase election in 733 Union Parishads scheduled on Saturday.
Especially, the alleged abuses of administrative power in favour of Awami League-backed candidates along with gross violation of electoral code in different unions have made the election procedures apparently farce and useless.
Although the candidates of more than 300 UPs have lodged their complaints about the electoral irregularities and other unlawful activities committed by the ruling party men, the Election Commission did not pay any heed to the burning issue.
At least 85 people have so far been killed and over 3,000 received injuries in clashes across the country in the previous phases of UP polls that started on March 22.
At the same time, the election was also marred by fake voting, massive vote rigging and ballot stuffing by ruling party cadres with the alleged cooperation of law enforcement agencies and relaxed mood of Election Commission.
In the wake of fresh violence, at least four persons were killed and fifty others injured in fierce clashes between the supporters of ‘chairman’ and ‘member’ rival candidates in Chittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Munshiganj in a span of 36 hours ending on Tuesday afternoon, police and local sources said. The victims were identified as Mohammad Mohsin, 36, son of Ramzan Ali of Islampur union under Rangunia upazila in Chittagong, Mohammad Hanif, 26, son of Nuru Miah of Hosendi union in Munshiganj, Rakib Mia, 32, son of Masaddar Ali of Ekrai village under Osmani Nagar upazila in Sylhet and Emdadul Haq, 28, son of Kelo Munshi, hailed from Baduarchar of Sadar thana in Narsingdi. According to information received in Dhaka, the clash that erupted between the supporters of Awami League-backed contender and party’s rebel candidate claimed life of Mohammad Mohsin in Chittagong early yesterday.
“Mohsin, a supporter of Awami League rebel candidate, was chopped to death by the miscreants near Khatib Nagar masque. Police recovered some posters and leaflets of rebel candidates from the body,” Md Shamshul Haq, Sub Inspector of Ranihat Police outpost, said.
In a sensational incident, Mohammad Hanif, a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, was allegedly killed by a local Awami League leader during a clash in Munshiganj on Monday night. The bullet-hit BCL leader was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at about 11:00pm. Ten other persons were also injuries during the gun battle.
Besides, Rakib Mia was killed as rival supporters of a ‘member’ candidate attacked him in an ambush when he was returning home after distributing leaflets in favour of another ‘member’ candidate at Osmani Nagar in Sylhet.
In another incident, the assailants slaughtered Emdadul Haq in the small hours of Tuesday when he was returning home after attending campaign of a ‘chairman’ candidate at Baduar Char village. “We’re trying to nab the killers. The reason behind the murder might be a sequel over electoral campaign,” Sub Inspector, Sadar model Police Station, said.
Use of lethal weapons and muscle power by the ruling party men have been increasing day by day also making the situation worse ahead of the fifth phase election in 733 Union Parishads scheduled on Saturday.
Especially, the alleged abuses of administrative power in favour of Awami League-backed candidates along with gross violation of electoral code in different unions have made the election procedures apparently farce and useless.
Although the candidates of more than 300 UPs have lodged their complaints about the electoral irregularities and other unlawful activities committed by the ruling party men, the Election Commission did not pay any heed to the burning issue.
At least 85 people have so far been killed and over 3,000 received injuries in clashes across the country in the previous phases of UP polls that started on March 22.
At the same time, the election was also marred by fake voting, massive vote rigging and ballot stuffing by ruling party cadres with the alleged cooperation of law enforcement agencies and relaxed mood of Election Commission.
In the wake of fresh violence, at least four persons were killed and fifty others injured in fierce clashes between the supporters of ‘chairman’ and ‘member’ rival candidates in Chittagong, Sylhet, Mymensingh and Munshiganj in a span of 36 hours ending on Tuesday afternoon, police and local sources said. The victims were identified as Mohammad Mohsin, 36, son of Ramzan Ali of Islampur union under Rangunia upazila in Chittagong, Mohammad Hanif, 26, son of Nuru Miah of Hosendi union in Munshiganj, Rakib Mia, 32, son of Masaddar Ali of Ekrai village under Osmani Nagar upazila in Sylhet and Emdadul Haq, 28, son of Kelo Munshi, hailed from Baduarchar of Sadar thana in Narsingdi. According to information received in Dhaka, the clash that erupted between the supporters of Awami League-backed contender and party’s rebel candidate claimed life of Mohammad Mohsin in Chittagong early yesterday.
“Mohsin, a supporter of Awami League rebel candidate, was chopped to death by the miscreants near Khatib Nagar masque. Police recovered some posters and leaflets of rebel candidates from the body,” Md Shamshul Haq, Sub Inspector of Ranihat Police outpost, said.
In a sensational incident, Mohammad Hanif, a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League, was allegedly killed by a local Awami League leader during a clash in Munshiganj on Monday night. The bullet-hit BCL leader was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at about 11:00pm. Ten other persons were also injuries during the gun battle.
Besides, Rakib Mia was killed as rival supporters of a ‘member’ candidate attacked him in an ambush when he was returning home after distributing leaflets in favour of another ‘member’ candidate at Osmani Nagar in Sylhet.
In another incident, the assailants slaughtered Emdadul Haq in the small hours of Tuesday when he was returning home after attending campaign of a ‘chairman’ candidate at Baduar Char village. “We’re trying to nab the killers. The reason behind the murder might be a sequel over electoral campaign,” Sub Inspector, Sadar model Police Station, said.
