The Election Commission is yet to take any step to curb such acts to safeguard proper information flow during the parliamentary polls
6 killed in Jamaat rampage
Six people have died in attacks by Jamaat-e-Islami supporters across Bangladesh since the execution of its Assistant Secretary General war criminal Abdul Quader Molla on Thursday night.
Published : 13 Dec 2013, 07:56 AM
Updated : 13 Dec 2013, 05:32 PM
An Awami League leader and a Juba League functionary were lynched and hacked to death respectively in the early hours of Friday in Satkhira, police said.
One roadside vendor was killed during a clash between law enforcers and Jamaat activists in Noakhali’s Begumganj, and another youth was killed in a clash between supporters of the Chhatra League and Islami Chhatra Shibir.
An activist of main opposition, BNP was shot dead at Zianagar Upazila in Pirozpur.
A Jamaat activist was run over by a truck while he was trying to set the vehicle on fire in Jessore’s Bagharparha.
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