A BNP leader in Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola has been accused of storing government-allocated rice for low-income and poor residents in his own brick kiln instead of distributing it. The accused, Morshed Jahan Chowdhury, is the general secretary of Kutuba Union BNP and a former union parishad chairman. A video showing the rice stored in the kiln went viral on social media, prompting local residents to seize the rice on March 20 and inform the upazila executive officer.

Following the incident, the Borhanuddin upazila BNP temporarily suspended Morshed Jahan Chowdhury from his party position for alleged irregularities and breach of party discipline. He has been asked to submit a written explanation within three days to the upazila BNP convenor and member secretary. In response, Chowdhury claimed that the rice was moved to the nearby kiln due to space constraints at the union parishad and alleged that a vested group was spreading misinformation.

Upazila BNP leaders stated that all of Chowdhury’s party activities have been suspended until further notice pending a final decision.