The dead man has been identified as Alauddin Alam, a resident of the city’s Ambagan area. Locals said that six people, including a woman, were injured in the incident. The Awami League candidate has been occupying the election area with outsiders since yesterday, he claimed, adding Alauddin was shot dead outside a polling centre. An injured woman is in a very bad state.”Violence was reported as people in Chattogram headed out to the polling centres to choose the new leadership of Chattogram City Corporation braving the hurdles caused by the coronavirus pandemic and violence. Seven contestants are vying for the mayoral post, but the main competitors are Awami League candidate M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury and Shahadat Hossain of BNP.

Source: bd News24 January 27, 2021 06:11 UTC