Attack on IAB mayor candidate in Barishal a 'stray incident': EC Habib
The attack on Mufti Syed Faizul Karim, the mayoral candidate of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) in the Barishal City Corporation polls, was a "sudden and stray" incident, Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Ahsan Habib Khan said.
While briefing reporters at the EC office this afternoon, he also said they have already instructed concerned officials to arrest the people involved in attacking Faizul.
"Stern punishment will be ensured for the culprits," he warned.
He added that apart from that incident, the city corporation elections in Barishal and Khulna were being held peacefully and in a free and fair manner.
"Everything is fine there ... except the unwanted incident," he said.
He estimated that till 2:30pm, the turnout for the polls may have been around 30 percent and at the end of the polling, it could stand around 40 percent.
Voting started in the Barishal city polls at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm.
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