A mobile court in Valuka upazila of Mymensingh sentenced six BNP leaders, including a former general secretary, to 15 days of simple imprisonment for violating the electoral code of conduct. The joint forces detained them around 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday from the Bogajan Rahatul Jannat Women’s Madrasa area in Meduari Union. They were accused of distributing money among voters on behalf of BNP’s paddy-sheaf symbol candidate Fakhruddin Ahmed Bacchu.

According to the report, an army patrol team conducted a raid after receiving information that a group of 25 to 30 people was distributing cash to voters. Seven individuals were detained, and after verifying the allegations, Executive Magistrate A.B.M. Kawsar Zaman led the mobile court that sentenced six of them to jail. One minor was released to his mother after signing a bond. Officials including Assistant Returning Officer and UNO Firoz Hossain, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Iqbala Hossain, and Valuka Police OC Muhammad Zahidul Islam were present during the operation.

Authorities also seized a microbus, cash, and a ledger containing details of money distribution plans across neighborhoods.