Female voter killed in a road accident in Meherpur
Tuesday, 30 December 2008
MEHERPUR, Dec 29 (UNB): A female voter, travelling by a rickshaw-van to cast her vote in Meherpur-1 constituency, was killed when the van turned turtle at Bhabanipur in Mujibnagar Upazila Monday.
The deceased was identified as Rakhi Khatun (50), wife of Raja Khan of Rashikpur village in Mujibnagar Upazila.
Local people said the woman travelling alone in the van to cast her vote at Bhabanipur Government Primary School Centre, died on the spot, 50 yards off the centre, as the van overturned while giving side to another vehicle at noon.
The van driver sustained slight injuries in the accident.
Deputy Commissioner Amjad Hossain Khan visited the spot.
Another report said: Raju Hossain, 29, son of late Abdul Jabbar of Gangni pourashava, found that his vote in Meherpur-2 constituency was already cast when he went to exercise his franchise at Gangni Secondary School Centre in Gangni Upazila in the morning.
He brought the matter to the notice of the local journalists, who immediately informed it to Presiding Officer Saidur Rahman.
The Presiding Officer later arranged a tender vote for Raju.
The deceased was identified as Rakhi Khatun (50), wife of Raja Khan of Rashikpur village in Mujibnagar Upazila.
Local people said the woman travelling alone in the van to cast her vote at Bhabanipur Government Primary School Centre, died on the spot, 50 yards off the centre, as the van overturned while giving side to another vehicle at noon.
The van driver sustained slight injuries in the accident.
Deputy Commissioner Amjad Hossain Khan visited the spot.
Another report said: Raju Hossain, 29, son of late Abdul Jabbar of Gangni pourashava, found that his vote in Meherpur-2 constituency was already cast when he went to exercise his franchise at Gangni Secondary School Centre in Gangni Upazila in the morning.
He brought the matter to the notice of the local journalists, who immediately informed it to Presiding Officer Saidur Rahman.
The Presiding Officer later arranged a tender vote for Raju.