The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has accused a rival political party of misusing religious sentiments in its election campaign. At a press conference held on Wednesday at the BNP’s Gulshan office, Mahadi Amin, spokesperson for the party’s central election management committee, alleged that the rival party was offering promises of paradise, making voters swear on the Quran, and even proposing cash transfers via mobile payment services in exchange for votes. He described these actions as political hypocrisy and called on all parties to adhere to the electoral code of conduct.

Amin further criticized the rival party’s leader for announcing the establishment of a public university and the upgrade of Bogura municipality to a city corporation, both of which he said were already approved by the government. He also condemned the reported dismissal of a mosque muezzin in Naogaon for supporting BNP’s election symbol, calling it a violation of democratic rights.

Referring to a video from Sylhet, Amin said a candidate’s claim that police would need his permission to enter homes was unconstitutional and demanded appropriate action from authorities.