The former minister and BNP's central rural development and cooperative affairs secretary, along with 19 of his supporters, were injured during the attack. Gautam Chakraborty said: "I was returning to the upazila Sadar with my supporters and activists after finishing a rally in Dhubri. Suddenly, several Chhatra League men, supporters of Awami League candidate Ahsanul Islam Titu, attacked us with sticks. They vandalized three to four motorcycles of my supporters, and even attacked the car carrying me." Despite repeated attempts, Nagarpur police station OC Alam Chad but could not be reached for comment by phone.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 25, 2018 18:33 UTC