Noakhali: Miscreants shot an assistant presiding officer and a polling officer at a polling centre in Char King union of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali on Tuesday morning, reports UNB.

The injured are Shahadat Hossain, assistant presiding officer, and Abdul Awal, polling officer, at 2 no centre on the Char King High School premises.

Badiuzzam, presiding officer of the polling centre, said a gang of miscreants broke into the polling centre and tried to snatch ballots.

As the officials there resisted, the miscreants opened fire on them, which left the duo injured.

Later the injured were taken to Hatiya upazila health complex.