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Bangladesh polls marred by violence: Crude bomb thrown at polling stations

A crude bomb exploded at a polling centre in Bangladesh's Gopalganj Sadar during voting on Thursday, injuring two security personnel and a child and damaging the main gate of the facility, officials said.

The blast occurred around 9 am at the Reshma International School polling centre in Sadar upazila. The injured were identified as Ansar member Sukontha Majumdar, Section Commander Jamal Hossain, who was on duty at the site, and a 13-year-old child, Amena Khanam, who had accompanied a voter.

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