Rumeen Farhana says administration 'punished' her thrice over single offence

Running independently for parliament, she voices concerns over “bias” in administration

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.