By Admin 
Voting is going on for the 13th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. Long lines of voters were seen at the polling booth from 7.30 am on Thursday (12 February). Amidst the elections, pictures of clashes are also emerging from many places. There is news of bombs being thrown in Munshiganj area. Apart from this, news of bomb blast at a polling booth in Gopalganj has come to light. Police reached the spot after the incident and have increased the security arrangements in the polling center and its surrounding areas.
According to The Daily Star report, a crude bomb exploded at a polling booth in Gopalganj area, injuring three people, including two Ansar members and a girl. Additional Superintendent of Police Mohammad Sarwar Hussain told The Daily Star, the blast took place at around 9 am at the polling station at Reshma International School in Nichupara area.
Three people injured in the blast
Hussain said that those injured in the blast have suffered minor injuries. The injured have been identified as Ansar members Sukanto Majumdar and Jamal Mulla and Amina Khanum, 13, daughter of Ashraf Ali, resident of Arambagh area of the town.
After getting information about the blast, police reached the spot. The police officer says that law and order is under control and the voting process for the general elections is going on normally. Regarding the incident, Election Officer Zahirul Islam said that suddenly a sound of a technical blast was heard at the polling station, but the situation was immediately controlled. There has been no obstruction of any kind in the voting process. He said, 198 votes were cast at the center in the first two hours.
Bomb blast in Munshiganj also
According to the report of The Daily Star, a crude bomb was exploded in Makhati Gurucharan High School in Munshiganj area. Sadar police station in-charge officer Mohammad Mominul Islam confirmed the incident and said that there was a clash between supporters of two candidates at around 10 am. However, the polling officer called it a minor incident. At present, the deployment of police force has been increased at the spot. The voting process is going on at the polling station.
Tension at polling station in Manipur
There is news of tension at the polling booth of Manipur Girls School. Bangladesh-Awami League posted on its account and wrote, there are no voters at the polling booth, there are only BNP and Jamaat workers here. There is chaos to snatch the ballot paper and fill the map.