Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh's former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nurul Huda was attacked and physically assaulted by a mob in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, late on Sunday.

In a video footage that went viral on social media, a group of people were seen pelting the former CEC with shoes while he was in police custody. Some people hit him on his cheek with their shoes. The mob also shouted various slogans. He was wearing a lungi and a T-shirt when police arrested him and took him away.

Nurul Huda, a retired secretary of the Bangladesh government, served as the country's Chief Election Commissioner from 2017 to 2022.

The 2018 general elections were held while he was CEC. Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League won a landsl...