BNP candidate shot while campaigning in Chittagong

BNP candidate for Chittagong-8 (Boalkhali and Chandgaon) constituency and convenor of the city BNP, Ershad Ullah, was shot while campaigning on Wednesday evening.

The attack took place in the Hamzarbag area under Panchlaish Police Station. He was later taken to Evercare Hospital in the city in an injured condition. Another associate was also wounded in the shooting.

According to police and local sources, around 4:30pm, Ershad Ullah left his campaign office with party activists to conduct electioneering. As they reached Hamzarbag in the evening, unidentified assailants opened fire, injuring Ershad and one of his companions.

Amirul Islam, deputy commissioner (North) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police, said: “Ershad Ullah has been admitted to hospital with gunshot injuries. There are reports that one person has died, but police have yet to confirm it.”

A doctor at Evercare Hospital said Ershad sustained a bullet wound to the left side of his chest and remains in critical condition.