Dhaka – Five people including a woman were injured in a clash between the followers of two member candidates of ward no. 2 in Bapta union parishad (UP) in Bhola after the voting began on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported.Helal Uddin, the district election officer, said supporters of member candidate Md Faruk attacked supporters of his contestant Maksudur Rahman Nirob 30 minutes into the polling in the morning.
The clash left five, including Nirob’s wife Parvin, injured.
Earlier the voting was cancelled during the staggered countrywide UP elections due to violence.
