Jamaat Leader Dead, 50 Injured in Bangladesh Pre-Poll Clashes Over Seating

• A Jamaat-e-Islami leader, Maulana Rezaul Karim, died after being injured in a clash during an election manifesto-reading program in Jhenaigati upazila, Sherpur district, Bangladesh.
• The violence erupted over seating arrangements between supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami at a program for Sherpur-3 constituency candidates.
• Rezaul Karim, secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami’s Sreebardi upazila unit, sustained serious injuries and died en route to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
• At least 50 leaders and activists from both parties were injured, with plastic chairs smashed and motorcycles vandalized during the confrontation.
• Jamaat-e-Islami leaders condemned the incident as "political terrorism" and demanded immediate arrests, while student wings protested at Dhaka University.

Why It Matters: Pre-election violence in Bangladesh claims a Jamaat leader's life and injures 50 others.