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Political violence claims 38 lives in eleven months

| Updated: December 30, 2019 13:42:04


Political violence claims 38 lives in eleven months

Some 38 people were killed and 2,457 injured in 193 incidents of political violence in the first eleven months of current calendar year, according to a local independent rights body.

Out of the incidents, infighting among the ruling party activists killed eight and injured 1,040 people in 63 incidents, according to the data of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).

Apart from this, clashes among the activists of Jubo League killed one and injured 71 in nine incidents. Violence in Upzilla Parishad Election killed 18 people and injured 928, it added.

Four people were killed in the violence during the national parliamentary election, while 47 were injured in the assault following the election, the ASK report showed.

Some 67 people were killed and 7,287 injured in 701 incidents in 2018, the ASK data added.

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