Two cases have been filed at Valuka Model Police Station in Mymensingh against more than 1,500 BNP leaders and activists, including party-nominated candidate Fakhruddin Ahmed Bacchu, over incidents of election violence. The cases, numbered 33 and 34, were lodged on the night of January 28 by complainants Atikul Islam and Aman Ullah. A total of 191 individuals were named, while about 1,400 others were listed as unidentified.

According to the case details, on January 25, independent candidate Alhaj Muhammad Morshed Alam began campaigning in the Batajor area with his supporters when, allegedly under Bacchu’s direction, BNP activists armed with local weapons obstructed the campaign, assaulted several workers, and vandalized three motorcycles. Later that evening, BNP supporters reportedly attacked the office of Jubo Dal leader Shamim Ahmed at Seedstore Bazar, injuring three people and setting fire to seven or eight motorcycles.

Valuka Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Zahidul Islam stated that four counter-cases have been filed by both sides over the violence. One accused from the BNP side, who was handed over to police, is currently under treatment under police guard.