Police say Constable Farhad Hossain was critically injured when those attempting to take control of the centre opened fire. The incident occurred at 9:30 am at the Chandanaish Government Primary School centre in the Sadar Upazila around 9:30 am. But one of our constables has been shot.”The OC said that the attackers had been identified as supporters of Awami League upazila chairman candidate AKM Nazim Uddin. Nazim Uddin is competing against incumbent chairman Abdul Jabbar Chowdhury, who left the LDP and joined the Awami League, for the seat. Voting is underway at 117 upazilas in 25 districts in the third phase of local elections on Sunday.

Source: bd News24 March 24, 2019 06:45 UTC