At least 50 people, including several women, were injured in two separate clashes between activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali on Sunday (February 8), according to police and local sources. One of the injured remains in critical condition.
The local BNP has lodged a formal complaint against Shah Mubashshir Ali, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police’s Bimanbandar (Airport) Thana, alleging biased conduct ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election in Sylhet-1 (City-Sadar).
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that there is no risk of vote rigging and the upcoming election will be conducted peacefully.
Voting through postal ballots is underway at Bogura District Jail for the 13th national parliamentary election, with around 4 percent of inmates registering to vote.
An indefinite strike is ongoing at Chittagong Port over the decision to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to the UAE-based company DP World, along with three other demands. Although the programme by port workers and employees began from 8:00 am on Sunday, February 8, Chittagong Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral S M Moniruzzaman has claimed that the situation at Chittagong Port is normal.
BNP vice-chairman and Feni-3 constituency candidate Abdul Awal Mintoo has filed a general diary seeking security for his life.