Awami League men assault independent candidate Hero Alam at polling centre

Awami League  activists assault Dhaka-17 constituency by-election independent candidate Ashraful Hossain, popularly known as Hero Alam, at Bidyaniketan School polling centre on Monday.  Photo collected.

Bangladesh desk:  Independent candidate for Dhaka-17 constituency by-elections Ashraful Hossain, popularly known as Hero Alam, came under attack at a polling centre in the city on Monday afternoon.

Hero Alam came under attack at Bidyaniketan School polling centre at about 2:30pm, the candidate himself alleged.

He said that he was beaten and driven out of the polling centre by the  Awami League men.

Earlier in the morning, Hero Alam alleged that his polling agents were barred from entering polling centres and they were attacked by ruling Awami League activists.