Four people injured during a clash in the upazila parishad polls at a Mognama Government Primary School in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, March 24, 2019 Dhaka TribuneThe balloting began at 8am and will continue till 4pm without any breakFour people have been shot during a clash between supporters of rival candidates in the upazila parishad polls at a voting centre in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The incident occurred around 9am at Mognama Government Primary School, an hour after voting began for 117 upazila parishads on Sunday. However, following the incident the situation at the voting centre was quickly brought under control by law enforcers. At point of the clash, supporters started shooting at each other, leaving four people wounded with bullets. A total of 11,887,751 voters will be able to exercise their voting rights at 9,298 polling stations in these elections.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 24, 2019 06:45 UTC