During a meeting of the Jubo Dal’s Sylhet district leaders, BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman made a surprise phone call to discuss the region’s electoral situation and the organization’s activities. Speaking directly to the participants, he emphasized the need for unity and urged everyone to work collectively to ensure the victory of BNP’s candidates symbolized by the ‘sheaf of paddy’ in the upcoming national election. Tarique Rahman stated that restoring democracy in Bangladesh depends on BNP’s success in the polls and specifically called for victories in all six constituencies of Sylhet. The meeting, held in South Surma, was chaired by Sylhet district Jubo Dal president Advocate Mominul Islam Momin and attended by central and local leaders. Central Jubo Dal president Abdul Monayem Munna reiterated the party high command’s strict directive to support nominated candidates and warned of disciplinary action against anyone opposing them.