Abdul Alim Arif, General Secretary of the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JAKSU) and branch secretary of Islami Chhatra Shibir, has accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of establishing a reign of terror across the country. In a verified Facebook post on Thursday, January 29, 2026, he alleged that BNP leaders and activists were engaging in unruly and violent behavior around the election, aiming to impose a form of neo-fascism in Bangladesh.

Citing an incident in Sherpur-3 constituency, Arif claimed that a planned attack by BNP activists killed Maulana Rezaul Karim, the Jamaat secretary of Sreebardi upazila, and injured more than fifty people. He further alleged that BNP’s extortion, tender manipulation, and attacks on opposition voices were obstructing fair election campaigning. Arif also accused BNP members of assaulting women during campaign events and spreading fear against women wearing niqab and hijab.

In his post, Arif warned that conscious students and citizens were ready to resist what he called a new wave of fascism, asserting that voters would respond through ballots on January 12.