A local BNP leader named Jasim Uddin, 45, was seriously injured in an alleged attack in Channandi Union of Hatiya upazila, Noakhali, on Wednesday night. According to the victim, supporters of Abdul Hannan Masud, the candidate of the 11-party alliance, carried out the assault at Shiuli Ekram Bazar. Police said Jasim, a former organizational secretary of ward no. 3 BNP, was rescued by naval patrol members and sent to the district hospital for treatment.

BNP sources claimed that the attack was led by NCP leader Didar Hossain and his associates, who used sharp weapons. Hatiya BNP’s election chief, Sif Mohammad Alauddin, accused Masud’s supporters of trying to disrupt the election environment and intimidate voters ahead of the upcoming national polls. He alleged that such violence was an attempt to halt the growing support for the BNP symbol.

Police and naval forces visited the scene, and the situation was later reported as stable. The Hatiya police officer-in-charge stated that legal action would follow after investigation.