A regular afternoon turned into a family’s worst nightmare, as a man died after a piece of iron rod fell from above and hit him on the head in Gulshan on Thursday.

A dispute over extortion in the capital’s Karwan Bazar area led to the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir, allegedly on the instructions of underworld criminal Dilip alias Binash, police said yesterday.

Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan) yesterday urged the Election Commission to play a more effective role in ensuring free and fair polls, as allegations of violations of the electoral code of conduct by various candidates continue to emerge.

As evening fell yesterday, an ambulance stopped at the gate of Jashore Central Jail, carrying the bodies of a young woman and her nine-month-old child.

The Election Commission yesterday said postal ballots for the national elections and referendum will be counted only if they reach the returning officer by 4:30pm on polling day, February 12.

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He had suffered a gunshot wound to the right side of his abdomen

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Police say the killing followed a dispute linked to an extramarital relationship