Ten people were killed and over 100 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday. Meanwhile, a presiding officer of a polling station in Patia upazila of Chittagong district died due to cardiac arrest during the balloting in the afternoon. 

Six lives were lost in clashes between supporters of ruling Awami League candidates and AL rebels in Jamalpur and Chittagong. The others were in Comilla and Noakhali. The balloting for the lowest tier of local government election started at 8am and will continue till 4pm without any break through 6,484 polling stations. Three people were killed in Jamalpur district, two each in Noakhali and Chittagong and one in Comilla.  Meanwhile, 20 people were injured in a police firing in Dewaganj of Jamalpur while 11 others in Burichong and Meghna upazila of Comilla and 25 in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur and two each in Chittagong and Noakhali. According to media reports, three people -- Ziaur Rahman, 33, son of Nurul Islam, Majez, 15, son of Afzal Sheikh, and Nurul Islam, 55, son of Hafez Uddin --- were killed and several others injured in a triangular clash between police and the supporters of two chairman candidates at Khutirchar Ebtadaye Madrasah Polling Station in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district around 10:35am, police super Nizam Uddin said.  The clash ensued between two groups while one of them tried to take control of the polling station in Bahadurabad union. Later, the voting at the polling centre was suspended on allegation of capturing the centre during election. Police fired 100 rounds of bullets to bring the situation under control, leaving 20 people injured. In Chittagong, three people, including Mohammad Yasin, 40, a member candidate, suffered injures during a clash between Awami League backed-chairman candidate and its rival candidate at Shah Mirpur Government Primary School in Karnaphuli Police Station around 12:30pm. They were taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where doctor declared Yasin dead, said sub-inspector of the CMCH police camp Zahirul Islam. Another injured Mohhamed Hossain succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, said ASI of CMCH police camp Pankaj.  In another incident, a presiding officer of Haitgaon Kazipara Gov Primary School polling station in Patia upazila died due to cardiac arrest in the afternoon, said Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abul Hashem.  Besides, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested Abdul Kader Sujon, secretary of information and research affairs of district unit Awami League, along with a bag from Bhushi polling centre under Karaldanga union in Boalkhali upazila in the morning. In Noakhali, Sirajul Islam, 50, an Awami League activist, was shot dead and six others were injured in a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at Rajganj Government High School polling centre in Rajganj union in Begumganj upazila in the morning, said Illias Sharif, superintendent of police of Noakhali. Besides, at least 20 crude bombs were exploded at Yaarpur Government Primary School polling centre in Kabilpur union of Senbagh upazila. Meanwhile, two youths-Shakil and Rabbi- received bullet wound during a clash at K B high school polling centre in Kalikapur village of Zirtoli union of Begumganj upazila, said Ilius Sharif, superintendent of police of Noakhali. Shakil died in Comilla on way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital around 3 pm. Meanwhile, the Election Commission suspended polling in 28 centres in Senbagh and 55 centres in Begumganj upazilas.  In Comilla, Kamaluddin, an independent chairman candidate of BNP, was killed in an attack by rivals in Bolarampur union under Titas upazila, said Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Titas Police Station. 11 people, including a member candidate, were injured in clashes at Bayerpar centre of Bharalla union in Burichong and at Porimabad Government Primary School centre in Gobindopur union of Meghna upazila. In Laxmipur, 25 people, including three with bullets, were injured in separate clashes in various unions of Sadar upazila over taking control over the polling centres and vote rigging. Meanwhile, police arrested 11 people from different parts of the upazila on charge of casting fake votes. In Brahmanbaria, several crude bombs were exploded when the supporters of two member candidates locked into a clash at Mohammadpur Government Primary School polling centre under Ramaril union in sadar upazila. Police fired bullets to disperse them and brought the situation under control. Voting in two polling stations of Senbagh upazila of Noakhali and Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district were suspended over allegations of ballot snatching and occupying polling stations. Besides, eight BNP-backed chairman candidates boycotted the election in Brahmanbaria, Laxmipur and Noakhali districts. In Naogaon, at least 10 people, including three policemen, were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates over capturing polling stations in Raninagar upazila.  Officer-in-charge of Raninagar Police Station Abdul Latif Khan said followers of AL-backed chairman aspirant Asaduzzaman Pintu and those of independent candidate Golam Mostafa locked into a clash over capturing polling station during 1:30pm. During the clash, the agitated followers blasted five crude bombs. SI Nur Alam, Constable Abdul Karim and M Ruhul, among others, received injures, the OC added.  Police also arrested three people in connection with the incident.  In Chandpur, a mobile court fined three people Tk 1,000 each for violating electoral code of conduct during the polling at no. 10 Fatepur union parishad in Matlab Dakkhin upazila. 

In Munshiganj, Haji Md Ripon Patwari, AL chairman candidate for Mollakandi union, boycotted the polls alleging capturing of polling stations by AL rebel chairman candidate Mohsina Haq Kolpona.

In Chittagong, BGB members arrested AL chairman candidate Haji Saber Ahmed at Ichanagar  Govt Primary School polling centre in Chorpathorghata in connection with indulging in voting irregularities.