Newly elected Member of Parliament for Rangpur-4, Akhtar Hossain, alleged that the defeated opposition behaved irrationally after losing the election. Speaking to journalists at his home in Pirgacha on February 13, he claimed that during voting and counting, his party agents were barred from several centers in Haragachh, and supporters were assaulted outside. He also accused BNP activists of attacking his workers and vandalizing campaign setups at multiple locations.

Hossain dismissed BNP candidate Emdadul Haque Bhorsa’s allegations of vote rigging as baseless and challenged him to provide proof. He further claimed that BNP activists themselves damaged Bhorsa’s car to frame his party. Hossain alleged that post-election violence continued, with attacks on NCP activists in Haragachh leaving four injured and several motorcycles destroyed. He urged authorities to arrest those responsible and called for legal action against rival candidates accused of vandalism.

According to election sources cited in the report, Hossain received 147,947 votes, while his closest rival Bhorsa secured 139,616 votes across 163 polling centers.