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Pre-polls violence

Most of the candidates of Khulna district came under attack

M M Mujibur Rahman
KHULNA Feb 13: In context of ensuing parliament election, an endless violence has been triggered in Khulna which has given birth a blood curdling panic among the contesting candidates of parliament election due to be held on February 15 next. Everyday's scene of Khulna district is stilted and stimulant with violence.
Adv Profullah Kumar Mon-dal. BNP candidate for Khulna-1 (Dakop and Batighata thana) was attempted twice to be abducted and his residence at city came under l»omb attacks repeatedly.
In the constituency of Khuina-2 (Khulna city) a large number of vehicles were burnt and damaged. Thousands of bombs exploded at the city. Atrocious Incidents are the common feature here. The BNP candidate speaker Sk. Razzak Alf is contesting at.
Khulna-2. He has got rid of violence as he always remains under police guard and escort.
In Khulna-3 (Dailatpur-Khallshpur area) the BNP candidate joint secretary general of BNP and Ex Whip Kid Ashraf Hossain who was attacked two times at his electioneering meetings. Some unidentified youngsters fired gunshots aiming at him and five powerful bombs, were hurled at his microbus. But luckily he escaped. His residence of Khalishpur came under bomb-attacks several times. Another independent candidate for the same seat Abul Hossain was severely beaten up by some unruly youths and his motor-cycle was broken into scrap on the spot. At present he is admitted in Khulna sadar hospital under police guard for apprehension of further attacks.
His residence of GoborShaka in the city was also ransacked.
Khulna city BNP president M Nurul Islam is contesting as BNP nominee at Khulna-4 (Terokhada-Rtipsha-Digolia thank). His chief election agent and joint convenor of district BNP Sayed Isa's residence at Toothpara area came under bomb-attacks recently. Another candidate of Muslim League for same seat. Advocate Moslem Uddin was manhandled, his professional chamber was ransacked, his residence also came under bomb-attacked twice.
The BNP candidate for Khulna-5 (Duria-Phultala thana) Dr Gazi Abdul Huq was manhandled, his city residence was attacked twice by powerful bombs. Muslim League candidate for the same seat Adv. Amjad Hossain was odiously manhandled in
Phultola thana in election canvass and his two vehicles were ransacked on spot. A series of bombs were hurled at his residence at city.
The joint convenor of Dist BNP Adv, Gazi Abdul Bari. Public Prosecutor (PP) was mercilessly beaten up at the time of vote canvass in favour of Sk Razzak All at the city. He is admitted in Khulna sadar hospital in critical condition. The residence of city Mayor Sk Taiyabur Rahman also came under bomb-attack on February 10- The residence of another BNP candidate Prof All Ahmed who is also contesting for Sathkhira-3 (Ashsurri) was attacked.
Another BNP candidate and prominent industrialist A U Ahmed was manhandled. His pajero Jeep was ransacked. Two powerful patrol bombs were charged at his residence and secondly five bombs were hurled at his • residence of Rupsha in the city. He is contesting al Bagerhat-3 (Rampal-Mongla).
On the other hand the residence of Chhatra League , leaders Toslim Ahmed. Asha Md Jahangir Alam, Saiful Islam were ransacked and attacked allegedly by the JCD activists. Sr. vice president of city Jubo League Shahid Iqbal (Bithar) was relentlessly swinged by some unidentified youths. He was admitted in hospital is stated to be in moribund conditioned: AL leader Md. Anowar Hossain was arrested by police and placed under detention on February 10 last.
A group of youngsters set fire on Zonal Passport Office at Sonadanga of the city on February 11 last at 11:30. On the same date a series of bombs were hurled at Zia public hall at 10-00 am when a meeting of polling and presiding officers initiated by the zonal election officer, was started. When the bombs want off with bang, the participants ran here and there out of panic.
It is apprehended that the situation may be turned into the worst condition in coming two three days in connection with impending parliament election.