BNP Assistant International Affairs Secretary Barrister Rumin Farhana has voiced deep concern over possible violence and irregularities surrounding Bangladesh’s upcoming national election. Speaking at a prayer and discussion event in Brahmanbaria’s Sarail upazila on Saturday, she criticized what she described as conspiracies both inside and outside the country to derail the electoral process. Referring to the funeral of slain BNP leader Osman Hadi, she said she did not know whose name might come next, implying fears of continued political persecution.

Farhana also stated she would not purchase her nomination, asserting that it should come from the will of her local voters. She accused the ruling Awami League of past electoral interference, recalling her father’s independent candidacy in 1973. Criticizing the Home Affairs Adviser’s comment about arming candidates, she said such remarks legitimized mob violence and posed a grave threat to national security.

Her remarks reflect the BNP’s growing apprehension over election-time security, with concerns about uncollected illegal weapons and the potential for unrest during campaigning and vote counting.