Chairman candidate murdered in Comilla

A rebel chairman candidate of the BNP has been murdered during a clash with supporters of the party-nominate candidate at Titas upazila in Comilla.

The incident took place near a polling centre of Balarampur union under the upazila at around 3:30 during the fifth phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections on Saturday.

The dead chairman aspirant Kamal Uddin was a rebel candidate of the BNP. He took part in the polls with Pineapple symbol.  

Comilla's assistant superintendent of police Iqbal Hossain Hazari confirmed the matter to Samakal.

According to police, BNP’s candidate Tofail Ahmed and his followers attacked rebel candidate Kamal Uddin and his followers with sharp weapons on the way to Nager Char Primary School polling center, leaving Kamal critically wounded. Latter, he was taken to the local hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Kamrul Islam, retuning officer, said Kamal Uddin was murdered in the polls violence nearly half kilometer away from the polling centre.