Political scientist Professor Dilara Chowdhury has alleged that a neighboring country is attempting to sabotage Bangladesh’s upcoming 13th national election. Speaking at a seminar held on Saturday afternoon at the RAOWA Club in Dhaka’s Mohakhali, organized jointly by the Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Welfare Association and the RAOWA Research and Study Forum, she claimed that the neighboring country does not want a fair election in Bangladesh and urged citizens to remain vigilant.

During her remarks, Professor Chowdhury said that a few individuals involved in the July revolution had engaged in extortion, but that did not invalidate the broader movement, which she said had the participation of marginalized communities. She criticized the country’s elite class for allegedly siphoning money abroad and called for national unity, urging voters to choose honest candidates regardless of party affiliation.

Other speakers at the event, including Lt. Col. Modachher Hossain, Lt. Col. Hasinur Rahman, and Major (Retd.) Barrister Sarwar, discussed issues such as inequality, leadership, and the need for anti-hegemony declarations from political parties, emphasizing the demand for a fair election.