Man injured in Sirajganj post-UZ polls violence dies

The supporter of a defeated candidate has allegedly died in a hospital after being beaten by supporters of the victorious chairman who won the race in Sirajganj's Belkuchi upazila, reports bdnews24.com.

Abdul Alim died on his way to Dhaka on Monday. Three people have been detained over the incident, Mohammad Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Belkuchi thana, said.

Alim (52) hailed from the upazila's Kamarpara village. He was a supporter and close relative of defeated chairman candidate Bodiuzzaman Fakir.

The detainees are Chan Mia, his son Russel who used a single name and his cousin Abdul Hossain. All of them are residents of the same village.

The victim's relatives and locals said Alim was an activist supporter of chairman candidate Fakir in the Belkuchi Upazila Parishad elections. After voting in the first phase of the upazila polls on May 8, Aminul Islam Sarkar who ran under the inkpot and pen symbol, won the contest.