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Pre-polls violence in Ctg, other places

1 killed, 100 hurt in Rajshahi

By Staff Correspondent
One person was killed in Rajshahi and more than 150 persons were injured in violent clashes between pro and anti-election activists across the country yesterday.
Two thana election offices were burnt while a number of candidates were also man handled on the day.
Our Rajshahi correspondent reports, one person was killed and over 100 others were Injured in two separate clashes in the city between activists of BNP and the Awami League (AL). Jatiya Party (JP) and Jamaat-e-ls-laml yesterday
According to witnesses, at about 11.30 am. several bombs were hurled on a tempo engaged in election campaigning at^Bindurmor. BNP activists Kabirul Islam. Abu Taher. Milan. J alauddin. Swapan and Rashid. and a passerby. Sufia. 55. were injured in the incident. They were admitted in the Ra jshahi Medical College Hospi tai and some other clinics. The tempo driver later succumbed to his injuries at around 4.30 pm
To protest the attack, the BNP brought out a proces sion. led by State Minister Fazlur Rahman Patal and
Barrister Aminul Haq and Mayor Mizanur Rahman Mlnu.
Later, when BNP was holding a rally at Mont Chattar. a procession of Jamaat reached the zero point. Soon, a clash ensued.
At around the same time, two separate processions of AL ana JP reached the spot and joined the clash along with Jamaat. witnesses said.
Over 100 people, including two police constables, were injured during the nearly hour-long clash, in which firearms and explosives were used. The agitating opposition political ac-tivists later attached the city corporation office premises and damaged eight trucks, two jeeps, two biCycles and burnt one ambulance and a motorcycle.
Meanwhile, the opposition parties have called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Rajshahi on Saturday to protest the scheduled visit of the Prime Minister on the same day.
Our Staff Correspondent from Chittagong reports: At least 50 persons including five policemen were injured Ssterday in sporadic gun-b^r and series of bomb
An armed clash between anti-polls processionists anj
police at around 4 pm in Si-takunda bazar, left at least 40 people injured, including one police sub-inspector, one ASI and three constables. All of them were admitted into different hospitals and clin-
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Police said they opened fire only after the processionists allegedly opened fire and lobbed cocktails on a police van.
Later a special police force was sent as reinforcement.
As a sequel to the clash, some agitators attacked BNP candidate L K Siddiqui’s car at Muradpur in Sitakunda thana, police said. He was returning from ah iftar party along with his supporters and was unhurt.
Meanwhile, unidentified gunmen attacked the Agrabad office of BNP candidate Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury.
A procession was brought out earlier by the activists of Chhatra League from in front of Agrabad Commerce College.
A number of vehicles were damaged in Agrabad including a Jeep of the security service.
Besides, sporadic bomb blasts rocked the port city for the second consecutive day.
Meanwhile, in the capital, one election campaign camp was burnt by some unidentified youths yesterday evening at Mohammadpur while another. installed by supporters of BNP. in front of the Shyamoll Cinema Hall.
Our staff correspondent from Sylhet reports: At least 10 persons were injured in a clash between the activists of AL and BNP at Blswanath thana, headquarters yesterday afternoon.
Prior to the clashes, a group of opposition activists reportedly attacked the thana BNP office and left when police rushed to the spot. Later, some BNP activists allegedly attacked the I AL office and set it on fire.
Soon. AL workers rushed there and a clash between the two rival groups continued for half an hour, wit
nesses said. Later, police were deployed in the area.
In Comilla town, anti-election activists stripped and assaulted an independent candidate of Comilla-9 constituency in Ranlrbazar area at about 11 am. reports our correspondent.
Witnesses said, election candidate Abdul Mannan Ma-jumder was forcibly stripped and beaten up by a group of youths when he was campaigning in the area.
An independent candidate of Comilla-5. Advocate Golam Mostafa yesterday withdrew his candidature from the elections.
Our Jessore correspondent reports that police lathlcharged and lobbed tear gas shells to disperse an antielection procession of the AL-backed Chhatra League at Daratang Square yesterday.
According to police, the processionists hurled bombs on the police on duty when the action was taken. Five Chhatra League activists were arrested. Three vehicles were also damaged in the town.
Our Sirajganj correspondent reports that two thana election offices were ransacked and a Jeep was damaged yesterday In Sirajganj.
Kazipur thana police said that a group of people attacked an election office located at the Kazipur TNO office at around 2 pm. ransacked the furniture, damaged election dbcuments and took away two cartons of voters' identity cards.
In Chowhali, a group of people ransacked the election office in the evening after an Awami League rally ended there. The attackers torched election documents partially damaging them.
An official jeep of the Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) was badly damaged near Bahlrgala
crossing of Mujib Sarak.
Meanwhile, the AL. JP and Jamaat held separate rallies in the town urging people to resist the scheduled electioneering visit of the Prime Minister on February 11.
Our Gaibandha correspondent reports that loudspeakers of Freedom Party candidate in Gatbandha-3 Harun--ur-Rashid and independent candidate in Gaibandha-5 Motiur Rahman Tuku were damaged during attacks.
In Pabna, some 12-14 activists attacked the Shalgarla residence of Advocate Ali Ahmed of Pabna-2 constituency and damaged doors and windows.
Three powerful bombs were also hurled at the residence of Mirza Abdul Halim of Pabna-5 constituency by a group of people
In Khagrachharl. the Opposition parties called a dawn-to-dusk road blockade programme today (Friday) protesting Communication Minister Oli Ahmed's scheduled electioneering campaign meeting in the district.
Our correspondent in Jhenaidah reports, some 100 rounds of cracker blasts rocked the town late Wednesday night.
Meanwhile, opposition parties called a half-day hartal for today protesting an at tack on the district AL presi dent. Ayub Hossain, allegedly by pro election activists when he was returning home after attending an anti-election rally in the town Wednesday.
In Meherpur. indepen i dent candidate Golam Mostafa and his men were beaten up by some unidentified youngmen near Prantlk cinema hall in the town Wednesday
Witnesses said, the youths armed with batons and firearms, also set the candi date's motorcycle ablaze