Map of Pirojpur districtAccording to local residents, Jony supported independent candidate Riaz Uddin, which incensed Awami League candidate Hossain Mosharraf Saku, who may have ordered the attackA leader of Awami League-affiliated Swechhasebak League was murdered by unidentified attackers on Monday surrounding the upazila polls. Locals contacted the police, who took Jony to the Upazila Health Complex where doctors recommended his transfer to Barisal for better care. After he was admitted to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College in Barisal, he was pronounced dead by doctors around 1pm. According to local residents, Jony supported independent candidate Riaz Uddin, which incensed Awami League candidate Hossain Mosharraf Saku, who may have ordered the attack. However, Mothbaria upazila Awami League President Rafiuddin Ferdous has denied any party involvement in the attack.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 25, 2019 12:11 UTC