The supporter of a defeated candidate has allegedly died in a hospital after being beaten by supporters of the victorious chairman who won the race in Sirajganj's Belkuchi upazila, reports bdnews24.com. Abdul Alim died on his way to Dhaka on Monday. He was a supporter and close relative of defeated chairman candidate Bodiuzzaman Fakir. The victim's relatives and locals said Alim was an activist supporter of chairman candidate Fakir in the Belkuchi Upazila Parishad elections. After voting in the first phase of the upazila polls on May 8, Aminul Islam Sarkar who ran under the inkpot and pen symbol, won the contest.

Source: bd News24 May 14, 2024 06:33 UTC