Manisha Chakrabarty walks out on Barishal city polls
Barishal Correspondent, bdnews24.com
Published: 30 Jul 2018 05:36 PM BdST Updated: 30 Jul 2018 08:07 PM BdST
Manisha Chakrabarty, nominated by the Socialist Party of Bangladesh as its mayoral candidate, has pulled out of the Barishal City Corporation election after alleging that she was attacked by supporters of the ruling party.
Related Stories
The BNP and Islamic Andolon Bangladesh candidates for mayor had previously walked out on the election over allegations of vote rigging and irregularities.
“There were irregularities at the Government Women’s College centre. They were stuffing vote boxes with ballots for the Awami League. I caught them red-handed,” said Chakrabarty at the SPB offices on Fakirbari Road at 2:30pm on Monday.
“When I protested they attacked and injured me. I am boycotting the election.”
She called for the election to be scrapped and for another to be held in its place. The SPB will hold a nationwide demonstration on Tuesday to protest the attack, she said.
City corporation elections were held in Rajshahi, Barishal and Sylhet.
-
29% of first-shot recipients fully vaccinated
-
Some domestic flights from Wednesday
-
Mamunul incited riots to grab power: police
-
Govt extends virus lockdown to Apr 28
-
17 return from India with COVID
-
Sonargaon OC Rafiqul loses job
-
Doctors, police trade allegations of misconduct
-
Focus on industries alongside agro-economy: PM
-
29pc of first-dose recipients in Bangladesh are fully vaccinated
-
Bangladesh to partially resume domestic flights on Wednesday
-
Hifazat leader Mamunul incited riots to grab power: police
-
Bangladesh reports 4,559 new virus cases, 91 deaths in a day
-
More support needed for countries that are not producing vaccines, says Hasina
-
Bangladesh’s migrant workers fly to Singapore after days in lockdown
Most Read
- Rickshaws and cars are back. Street scenes in Dhaka begin to change in lockdown
- Bangladesh to resume China flights in pandemic
- Bangladesh extends virus lockdown by one week to Apr 28
- 17 returnees from India test positive for COVID-19
- Mamunul resort scandal: Sonargaon OC Rafiqul loses job
- Hifazat leader Mamunul has 3 wives, only one marriage is registered: police
- Bangladesh police introduce pass for ‘movement’ in lockdown
- Bangladesh reports 4,559 new virus cases, 91 deaths in a day
- Hifazat leader Mamunul incited riots to grab power: police
- Bangladesh doctors condemn 'harassment' by law enforcement, police hit back