<p>The killing created panic with other candidates in the area announcing their withdrawal from the electoral fray. <br />The 16-phase Panchayat elections are being held in the state after 11 years on non-party basis.<br />Police and security forces said she was killed by militants, while some local people said she was involved in a matrimonial dispute with her husband which may have been the reason behind the attack.<br />Hasina was affiliated with the opposition People’s Democratic Party.<br /></p>
<p>The killing created panic with other candidates in the area announcing their withdrawal from the electoral fray. <br />The 16-phase Panchayat elections are being held in the state after 11 years on non-party basis.<br />Police and security forces said she was killed by militants, while some local people said she was involved in a matrimonial dispute with her husband which may have been the reason behind the attack.<br />Hasina was affiliated with the opposition People’s Democratic Party.<br /></p>
