In Nilphamari-1 (Domar-Dimla) constituency, activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are reportedly showing little involvement in the election campaign of their alliance partner Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam’s factional secretary general, Maulana Manjurul Islam Afendi. This lack of participation from BNP’s local leaders and workers has created negative reactions among local voters, according to the report.

Although BNP’s district committees and affiliated organizations have issued instructions for full participation in campaign activities across the two upazilas of the constituency, these directives have not been reflected in practice. Sources within BNP said that engineer Shahrin Islam Chowdhury, a cousin of Tarique Rahman, had long been active as a potential BNP candidate for this seat but was replaced when the party allocated the constituency to its alliance partner Jamiat. As a result, Tuhin, another BNP figure, contested from Nilphamari-2, leaving most of his supporters concentrated there and weakening the alliance’s campaign in Nilphamari-1.

Maulana Afendi stated that he is receiving strong public support and remains unconcerned about the situation.