7 shot dead in Rangamati

At least seven individuals, together with 2 polling officers and 4 Ansar personnel, were shot dead in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila in an exceedingly violent flip of events within the second section of upazila polls yesterday.

Two jeeps came beneath a hail of shot in Noymile space around 6:00pm, deed four dead on the spot, Abul Manjur, officer-in-charge of Baghaichhari police headquarters, told The Daily Star.

The attackers area unit unknown.

The security personnel, together with 2 girls, and also the polling officers were returning to the upazila city with election results and polling materials, he said.

They had simply discharged their election duties at Konglak Government grade school centres in Sajek union, reportable our Rangamati correspondent, quoting police.
Fourteen individuals were abraded within the attack. Of them, 3 died once being taken to Baghaichhari Upazila Health advanced.

The OC aforementioned seven of the abraded, together with leader Abdul Hannan Arnab, were in vital condition.

Rangamati SP Alamgir Kabir aforementioned some abraded were taken to the Combined hospital in Chattogram by a whirlybird as their condition deteriorated.

Meanwhile, members of the military stay deployed within the 3 rough  districts, together with Rangamati, around the clock.

The deceased were known as polling officers emir Ali, 37, and Abu Tyab, Ansar members Jahanara Moslem, 40, Mihir Kanti Dutta, 40, Bilkis Akter, 50, and Alamin, 25, and helper of a landrover driver, Mintu Chakma, aforementioned Upazila Nirbahi Officer Nadim Sarwar.

The committee powerfully condemned the attack yesterday.

It expressed deep sympathy to the families of victims, aforementioned SM Asaduzzaman, EU joint secretary director (public relations).

He aforementioned the commission additionally asked the authorities involved to require steps for making certain treatment of the abraded.

Eleven candidates in Rangamati boycotted the polls regarding associate degree hour once the pick began around 8:00am, alleging irregularities and vote rigging.

They embody Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samity-backed chairman candidate in Baghaichhari Bara Rishi Chakma and president competition Samiron Chakma and feminine president candidate Sumita Chakma.

Naniarchar upazila freelance chairman candidates Panchanon Chakma, Jantina Chakma, Rupom Dewan and president candidates amphibian genus Bikash Chakma and Sujit Talukder and feminine president candidates Promika Chakma and Koality Chakma additionally boycotted the elections over constant allegations.

Arjun Moni Chakma, associate degree freelance competition in Kawkhali upazila, did constant.

Asked, functionary SM Shafi Kamal aforementioned matters wasn't such a candidate would got to boycott associate degree election. “It was command in an exceedingly free, honest and peaceful manner,” he said.