CCC election: BNP candidate’s campaign ‘attacked, shots fired’

The BNP has accused the Jubo League and Chhatra League for the attack and claimed that at least 12 of its activists have been injured.

But Chhatra League and police claim that BNP-affiliated Jubo Dal was behind the attack.

Shahadat’s media cell member secretary Idris Ali said Jubo Dal’s metropolitan unit Organising Secretary Emdadul Haq Badsha led the campaign at Bakolia DC road. A road rally was being held at Bolihat after the campaign when it was attacked.

Some of the injured include Jubo Dal leaders Md Nuruddin, Md Yunus, Md Nayan, Md Ibrahim, Md Rashed, Md Farid, SM Rubel, Md Amir and Md Azad.

Badsha said a group of sticks-wielding attackers led by local Chhatra League leader Enamul Haq Manik and one Imran, the nephew of the area’s Awami League-backed councillor candidate Mohammad Harun.

“At least four rounds of shots were fired during the attack,” the Jubo Dal leader said. “About 15 of our men were injured.”

The attackers also attacked the house of Jubo Dal leader Yunus and kept him besieged, Badsha said.

Bakolia Police Station’s in-charge Ruhul Amin said four or five men were injured in the clash.

Chhatra League leader Manik claimed that BNP activists had first attacked them.

The CCC election is scheduled for January 27. A total of 236 aspirants are contesting the polls, including seven mayoral candidates.

There are 1,938,706 voters in the city corporation area.