Published : 20 Jan 2026, 03:23 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:02 PM
Rumeen Farhana, the independent candidate for Brahmanbaria-2, has said the administration has “punished” her three times over an offence.
She accused the election authorities of showing “bias” during a meeting with journalists at the Brahmanbaria Press Club on Monday.
She was served a show-cause notice for allegedly breaching the electoral code of conduct after Assistant Returning Officer and Sarail Upazila administrator Md Abubakor Sarkar accused her of “creating a mob”.
He alleged that she behaved in an arrogant and discourteous manner when an executive magistrate asked for her rally to be stopped.
She also allegedly issued threats.
In a video that went viral on social media, Rumeen was seen showing her thumb to the administrator.
“I did not show my thumb to anyone. I was copying Ashuganj Upazila BNP’s General Secretary when I made this gesture,” said Rumeen.
“Even if I did commit an offence, I am being punished three times for it,” she said.
