Online Desk: The leaders and activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) in Barishal are staging demonstrations in different areas of the city on Monday protesting the attack on Mufti Syed Faizul Karim, party’s mayoral candidate in the Barishal City Corporation (BCC) polls, at a polling centre.

Faizul Karim has allegedly come under attack by the supporters of Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Abul Khair Abdullah Khokon Serniabat at Sabera Khatun Girls High School polling centre at ward no. 22 in the city on Monday noon. During incident, Syed Faizul Karim with ‘hand fan’ symbol’ and several other activists were injured.

Faizul has filed a written complaint to the Returning Officer and Police Commissioner over the matter. Protesting the incident, leaders and activists of Islami Andolan Bangladesh are staging protests wielding sticks in the entry points of the city. Another section of leaders and activists demonstrated in Chowmatha area at Kashipur and the areas adjacent to Barishal University, condemning the attack on the mayoral candidate Faizul.

KM Shariat Ullah, deputy coordinator of the party’s media cell, told the news men that the demonstration is not being held at the party’s direction. The leaders and activists of the party gathered in different points of the city after learning that the mayoral candidate was assaulted.