The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled Sadiqur Rahman Shubho, joint general secretary of Melandah upazila BNP in Jamalpur, for violating party discipline and engaging in anti-organizational activities. The expulsion was announced on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, through a notice signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

According to the notice, Sadiqur Rahman was expelled from all party positions and his primary membership for contesting the Jamalpur-3 (Melandah-Madarganj) constituency as an independent candidate under the “cup and saucer” symbol. He had sought the BNP nomination for the seat, but the party chose central committee assistant secretary Mostafizur Rahman Babul instead. Two other aspirants accepted the decision, but Sadiqur proceeded independently.

The BNP directive also instructed party leaders and activists not to maintain any organizational contact with Sadiqur Rahman following his expulsion.