A ward Awami League leader killed in local government election violence at Mehendiganj of Barishal district. Mehendiganj municipal election scheduled to hold on January, 30. Afsar Uddin Sikdar, 55, son of Motaleb Sikdar of Badarpur under Mehendiganj upazila died 8.30 am on Monday January 18, 2021 at Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital , SBMCH sources confirmed. Russel Sikdar, son of the deceased, alleged that rival councilor candidate Saki Kawsar alias Nippon Talukdar and his associates beat his father Afsar Uddin up in front of Rashir Chandra (RC) College of the upazila town on Sunday afternoon.
The attackers left my father on the road and locals rescuing him brought to upazila health complex and from there referred to SBMCH urgently with serious condition, Russel Sikdar.
Officer -in Charge of Mehendiganj Police Station, Abul Kalam quoting local people told that Afsar Sikdar recovered after he fell on the road unconsciously following a hit on the head by a three-wheeler.
However a local shop employee said that at first there was a scuffle between supporters of councilor candidates Nippon Talukdar and Nurul Haque Jamaddar.
--Masuk Kamal, Barishal
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