Staff Reporter :
Two people were killed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) troops opened fire after chaos erupted at a polling centre in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari in the fifth phase of uapazila election on Monday.
The incident took place at the polling centre at Patrajhiri Government Primary School of the upazila’s Gumdhum union around 3:00pm, Presiding Officer Imdad Ullah told the reporeters.
The deceased have been identified as Mongkisa Chakma and Aungchai Mong Marma.
Locals said, a group of supporters of local Union Parishad member, Azmat Ali Bulu, came to the polling station to cast fake votes around 3:00pm. As supporters of another candidate, Babul Kanti Tongchangya, prevented them- a chaotic situation arose outside the polling centre.
At one stage, on-duty BGB members opened fired to control the situation, leaving one dead on the spot and another wounded.
Critically injured, Aungchai succumbed to his injuries on the way to a Cox’s Bazar hospital.
Three union parishads – Naikhongchhari Sadar, Sonaichhari, and Gumdhum — under the upazila went to polls earlier in the morning for the election of new chairmen and members.
