DHAKA(Bangladesh): Violence broke out in several places during the campaign for the upcoming national parliamentary elections in Bangladesh in February 2026.

A candidate nominated from the BNP was shot in Chittagong during the election campaign. Another candidate in Comilla has alleged that his house was set on fire.

The Interim Government strongly condemns the violent attack at an election campaign event of Ershad Ullah, the nominated candidate of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for Chittagong-8, on Wednesday.

“Immediate investigation by the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) indicates that Ershad Ullah was not the target of the attack, but a stray bullet hit and injured him. The government wishes him an early recovery. A full probe has been ordered,” the Interim government sa

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