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100 more injured in pre-polls violence

By Staff Correspondent
At least 100 people were injured in clashes between pro and anti-election activists and other Incidents of violence in different parts of the country yesterday.
Residences' of two prominent BNP leaders in Chittagong and the Mayor of Khulna came under bomb attack and some candidates were manhandled and their election-projections meetings foiled and campaign offices torched or damaged on the day.
Our Staff Correspondent from Chittagong reported that anti-polls activists hurled bombs at the residence of a BNP leader Golam Akbar Khandker at around 7:15 pm injuring his eight-year-old son Tarek.
Khandker. unofficially elected uncontested from Chittagong-6, was not at home wtjen three bombs were
thrown inside his residence.
Cocktails were reportedly hurled at the vehicles of Morshed Khan, also unofficially elected uncontested from Boalkhali. when he was returning home from Boalkhali.
Police said, seven bombs were hurled at the residence of former BNP MP "L K Siddiqui at Sitakund.
An election camp of Col (Retd) Farukur Rahman. Freedom Party leader, was burnt at the Alankar Cinema Crossing.
At Fafikchhari anti-polls activists attacked a BNP candidate's election camp and a local cinema hall in Nazir hat.
At west Patiya, United Democratic Front candidate Abul Kalani Azad was assaulted and his election camp was set on fire.
Meanwhile, three BCL leaders were arrested in Sitakund in connection with yesterday's killing of JCD leader Altaf Hossain.
Our Correspondent reported from Khulna that a bomb was hurled on the residence of Mayor Shaikh Tayebur Rahman and several others on the residence of BNP candidate A U Ahmed at around 9 am yesterday.
While none was injured at the Mayor's residence, the driver of A U Ahmed was injured in the attack, allegedly made by anti-election activists.
Our Staff Correspondent reported from Sylhet that a meeting and ifter party of BNP nominee Ebadur Rahman Chowdhury was foiled by anti polls activists at Dakhinbhag Bazar in Barlekha thana in Moulvibazar district yesterday. They also damaged a microbus of the candidate.
The Opposition activists lso foiled a polls projection meeting of Ebadur Rahman at Shahbazpur bazar.
The thana Election Commission office at Barlekha was set ablaze Saturday night Some important documents and files were burnt.
BNP nominee from Sunamganj-5 Abdul Majid Master was manhandled at Shetarpara village in Chhatak thana Friday afternoon.
At Nabiganj thana, a meet-
ing of BNP nominee Sheikh Sujat Miah was foiled al Imambari Bazar in the afternoon.
Meanwhile. NDA candidate Foizul Islam Babul from Sylhet-3 withdrew his candi dature yesterday at a press conference saying that the ensuing election would not solve the present crisis.
In Habiganj. some crackers were hurled on the residence of BNP candidate Advocate Atique Ullah at Anandapur on Friday night. Ullah is contesting from Habiganj-3 constituency.
Atique Ullah's wife was reportedly injured in the attack made allegedly by Chha-tra League activists.
In another incident, agitated BCL activists of Nabiganj thana ransacked the campaign office of Jatiy-atabadi Awami League candidate Sheikh Azizul Haq in Habiganj-1 constituency and set ablaze election banners Friday night.
The BCL activists also foiled a meeting of BNP candidate1 Sheikh Sujat at Kha-gaura Bazar.
Our Staff Correspondent reported from Barisal that at least 20 persons were injured. seven of them seriously. in an hour-long clash and cracker blasts at around 11 am yesterday at the Mu-ladi Degree College.
The clashes began when an anti-polls procession of BCL came to the college and blasted crackers and at-
tacked an on-going workshop on election training for officers.
Later. JCD activists resisted the attack in which 20 persons were injured. Seriously injured Sohel. Alamgir, Mukul. Rashid. Golam Mostafa. Idris and Ruman were admitted to Muladi Thana Health Complex Police was deployed in the campus to avert further clash.
In Barisal town, BCL activists went on a rampage at about 7 pm and damaged two vehicles. In Hizla. anti-polls activists blasted cocktails at an election meeting of former BNP MP Mosharraf Hossain Manju in the afternoon.
In Barguna at least 12 persons were injured in three separate clashes.
A car and a motor cycle were damaged and later set ablaze at Chalitakhali bazar when a BNP election campaign meeting was arranged.
Our Gaibandha Correspondent reports: Opposition activists foiled a workshop on election at Goblndtiganj Thana Parishad premises yesterday.
The activists ransacked the auditorium, threw away loud speakers into a nearby pond and snatched away election booklets from there.
They also set ablaze a motor cycle of BNP candidate Abdul Mannan Mondal. contesting from Gaibandha-4 constituency.
Jhenidah: Anti-election activists yesterday damaged a car of NDA nominee from Jhenidah-4 constituency Anwar Zahid. Shilakupa thana headquarters was rocked by blasts at night.
In Sherpur at least 16 Hie were hurt and six ve-:s damaged during clashes between anti and pro-election activists in different parts of the district.
Our Correspondent reports from Brahmanbaria: Three persons were injured when anti-polls activists hurled cocktails on the residence of BNP nominee Harun-Al Rashid near Sadar Hospital in the evening. The injured persons were: Ismail (30), Shafiul Alam officer of Titas Gas and the wife of an engineer of the gas field.
The activists also damaged some seven motor vehicles belonging to Rashid in contesting from Brahman-baria constituency.
Our correspondent reports from Netrokona: Five persons including a police SI and a constable were hurt in clashes between pro and anti-election activists yesterday evening. Over a dozen shops were also damaged during the clashes.
The clashes occurred when anti-election activists clashed with processionists of BNP candidate Haji Mohammad Abu Abbas.
Police intervened and brought the situation under control.