2 hurt in pre-poll clash
At least 12 people were injured in a pre-election clash in Barguna’s Amtali upazila yesterday.
Police and locals said, supporters of Jahidul Islam alias Mithu Mridha, AL-backed union parishad (UP) chairman candidate of Amtali UP, equipped with bamboo sticks, attacked the supporters of independent candidate Motahar Uddin while they were campaigning at Islampur village yesterday.
Of the injured, eight were admitted to Barishal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital in critical condition while the rest are now undergoing treatment at Amtali Upazila Health Complex.
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