The Election Commission (EC) today (July 17) has ordered police to take necessary action over the attack and physical assault on the independent candidate of Dhaka-17 by polls Md Ashraful Alam (Hero Alam).

EC Mohammed Alamgir came up with the development in this regard during a press briefing at the election commission's Agargaon building in the capital. 

Alamgir said Hero Alam wanted to enter the voting centre with 70 Youtubers, which violates election time rules. Later, when the candidate came out of the polling centre, some miscreants attacked on him. 

"We ordered police to mark the attackers and bring them to book," he added.

Earlier, independent candidate Ashraful Hossen Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, was attacked and physically assaulted at a polling centre in Banani of the capital on July 17 afternoon. 

A group of people wearing badges of the 'Boat' symbol attacked Alom when he was visiting the polling centre in Banani's Bidyaniketan School and College grounds around 3:00pm.

BDST: 1904 HRS, JULY 17, 2023
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