Niru Bikash Chakma died at Combined Military Hospital on Monday night, said Hasanuzzaman, a regional election officer in Chattogram. Ripenju Chakma, president of Baghaichhari Upazila Primary Assistant Teachers Association, also confirmed the news of Niru's death. An office assistant in Baghaichhari High School, Niru was working as a polling officer at Durgom Konglak Government Primary School in Sajek union that day. The miscreants attacked the election officials as they were returning from the Konglak centre, Machalang Primary School Centre, and Baghaihat Government Primary School Centre. The presiding officers, polling officers, police, Ansar and VDP members were returning to Dighinala in three ‘chander gari’ under the supervision of BGB members, said police.

Source: bd News24 April 09, 2019 14:26 UTC