Ten killed in third phase UP polls violence

At least ten people including a BGB member were killed and more than 200 others injured in the violence and clash that took place between supporters of candidates during the third phase of the union parishad polls yesterday.

Of the deceased, three were killed in Thakurgaon, two each in Munshiganj and Narsingdi while one each in Nilphamari, Khulna, and Lakshmipur districts.

(Staff correspondents and district correspondents of this news portal contributed to this report)