Nine people, including four in Jamalpur, were killed and over 60 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Council election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday.The balloting for the lowest tier of local government election started at 8:00am and will continue till 4:00pm without any break through 6,484 polling stations.Four people were killed in Jamalpur district, one in Comilla, two in Chittagong and Nokhali. Meanwhile, 20 people were injured in a police firing in Dewaganj of Jamalpur while 11 others in Burichong and Megna upazila of Comilla and 25 in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur and two each in Chittagong and Noakhli.Polls violence left four people, including two minors, dead as supporters of the Awami League-backed chairman aspirant and the party’s rebel candidates engaged in a clash at Bhadurabad union of Jamalpur’s Dewanganj on Saturday.The four persons died in the incident, which took place at the union’s Kuthirchar Ebtedayi Madrasah polling centre at noon, are: Nurul Islam, 65, Ziaur Rahman, 35, Mazed, 14, and Nabirul, 15.Among the four, Nurul was the resident of the village Kutub Char, while the rest were from the village Shekhpara. Mazed and Nabirul were students of Class VIII and Class IX respectively.The incident also left 30 others, including a police member named Ibrahim. The injured are being treated at local hospitals, according to a UNB report.Jamalpur Assistant Superintendent of Police Yunus Miya confirmed the death of four persons. Reinforcement has been sent there to beef up security, he added.In Chittagong, three people, including Mohammad Yasin, 40, a member candidate, suffered injures during a clash between Awami League backed-chairman candidate and its rival candidate at Shah Mirpur Government Primary School in Karnaphuli Police Station around 12:30pm.They were taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where doctor declared Yasin dead, said sub-inspector of the CMCH police camp Zahirul Islam.Besides, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members arrested Abdul Kader Sujon, secretary of information and research affairs of district unit Awami League, along with a bag from Bhushi polling centre under Karaldanga union in Boalkhali upazila in the morning.In Noakhali, Sirajul Islam, 50, an activist of Awami League, was shot dead and six others were injured in a clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP at Razganj Government High School polling centre in Razganj union in Begumganj upazila in the morning.Police said the clash ensued when the supporters of Awami League-backed chairman candidate stormed the polling centre for taking its control.Later, both the groups exchanged gunfire, leaving Sirajul Islam, 50, dead on the spot and six others injured, said Illias Sharif, superintendent of police, Noakhali.Besides, at least 20 crude bombs were exploded at Yaarpur Government Primary School polling centre in Kabilpur union of Shenbagh upazila.In Comilla, Kamaluddon, an independent chairman candidate of BNP, was killed in an attack by rivals in Bolarampur union under Titas upazila, said Monirul Islam, officer-in-charge of Titas Police Station.11 people, including a member candidate, were injured in clashes at Bayerpar centre of Bharalla union in Burichong and at Porimabad Government Primary School centre in Gobindopur union of Meghna upazila.In Laxmipur, 25 people, including three with bullets, were injured in separate clashes in various unions of Sadar upazila over taking control over the polling centres and vote rigging.Meanwhile, police arrested 11 people from different parts of the upazila on charge of casting fake votes.In Brahmanbaria, several crude bombs were exploded when the supporters of two member candidates locked into a clash at Mohammadpur Government Primary School polling centre under Ramaril union in sadar upazila.Police fired bullets to disperse them and brought the situation under control.Voting in two polling stations of Senbagh upazila of Noakhali and Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur district were suspended over allegations of ballot snatching and occupying polling stations.Besides, eight BNP-backed chairman candidates boycotted the election in Brahmanbaria, Laxmipur and Noakhali districts.