Dhaka/

Dhaka- during the voting in the by-election of 17 constituencies, independent candidate Md. Ashraful Alam alias Hero Alam was attacked. During this time he was beaten.

Independent candidate Hero Alam was beaten up when he visited the polling station of Banani Vidyaniketan School and College in the capital on Monday around 3:30 pm. Currently, Hero Alam is undergoing treatment at the Better Life Hospital in Rampura.

Hero Alam is seen wearing a boat badge around the neck of the beaters. However, their identity is not known.

Hero Alam said, “From the beginning, I was being hindered in various ways. When I went to Banani Vidyaniketan at around 3 o’clock, a group of unruly youth attacked me with Jai Bangla slogans. They beat me and tore my clothes. All the attackers belong to the government’s Chhatra League-Youth League.