Other MoA event in Dhaka, South Keraniganj area, Bangladesh on Tue 27th January 2026

On January 27, an attack took place during an election rally of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) candidate Shahinur Islam in Dhaka-3 (part of Keraniganj) constituency, injuring three people, reports Prothom Alo. The attack took place at Abdullahpur bus stand area in South Keraniganj. It has been suspected that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders and activists carried out the attack. Among the injured is Md. Hridoy (27), joint convener of the National Citizens Party (NCP), South Keraniganj Police Station. The names of the other two are not known. JeI candidate Shahinur Islam said, "While holding a public meeting in Abdullahpur area after Maghrib prayers, a group of BNP leaders and activists suddenly attacked our leaders and activists. In this, NCP's joint convener of South Keraniganj Police Station, Hridoy, was seriously injured. Two others were attacked while trying to save him."