A polling officer died while on duty during voting in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria district on February 12, 2026. The deceased was identified as Md. Mujahidul Islam, a teacher at the Panishwar Union Islamic Foundation. He was serving as a polling officer at the 51st polling center located in the District Council Auditorium of Sarail when he suddenly fell ill. Colleagues immediately took him to the Sarail Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead after necessary examinations.

The sudden death of Mujahidul Islam cast a shadow of grief among his colleagues, election officials, and local residents. The report stated that the exact cause of death was not immediately known.

Authorities and election staff in the area were reportedly shocked by the incident, which occurred amid ongoing voting activities in the upazila.