Gunmen on motorbikes attacked a Bangladesh political rally, killing one person and wounding two others, including a candidate, officials said on Thursday, after parties began campaigning for landmark elections.<\/p>\n
Major parties opened their campaigns on Wednesday for the elections slated for February 2026, the first since a deadly uprising last year toppled the autocratic government of former ruler Sheikh Hasina.<\/p>\n
Campaigning turned violent almost immediately, AFP said.<\/p>\n
The shooting took place at a rally on Wednesday for the powerful Bangladesh National Party (BNP) attended by hundreds in the port city of Chattogram on Wednesday, police said.<\/p>\n
Senior BNP leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said “it was an attempt to destabilize politics and disrupt the election”.<\/p>\n
The BNP are widely seen as the frontrunner in the polls.<\/p>\n
Police said the gunmen opened fire quickly on a crowd of hundreds at the rally but insisted that the BNP candidate was not the target.<\/p>\n
“The miscreants… shot their target, and fled in a flash,” senior police officer Hasib Aziz told reporters late on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Candidate Ershad Ullah was shot and wounded, along with a supporter. A third man was killed.<\/p>\n
“We would urge candidates to inform the police station at least 24 hours prior to any election campaign, so that more police can be deployed,” Aziz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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