Two candidates contesting the 13th National Parliamentary Election from Feni-1 constituency, BNP candidate Rafiqul Alam Majnu and Jamaat-e-Islami's Advocate SM Kamal Uddin, have been served show-cause notices for allegedly violating the election code of conduct by campaigning on Facebook.

The notices were issued on Saturday after the activities came to the attention of the Election Investigation and Judicial Committee. The committee is headed by Civil Judge Md Ehsanul Haque.

According to the notice, campaign materials seeking votes for the sheaf of paddy symbol were repeatedly posted from a verified Facebook page named “Rafiqul Alam Majnu.” These included posters, banners and videos. Such activities were described as violations of Rules 3 and 18 of the Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates in Parliamentary Elections, 2025.

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The committee decided to launch a suo motu investigation and registered the complaint as Election Complaint No-01/2026. The notice stated that under Rule 18, there is no legal scope for candidates to conduct election campaigning before January 22, 2026. Rafiqul Alam Majnu has been asked to appear in person before the Election Investigation and Judicial Committee for Feni-1 at its temporary office at the Senior Civil Judge Court in Chhagalnaiya at 11:30am on January 21 and explain, both verbally and in writing, why legal action should not be recommended against him.

In a separate notice, the committee said that posters, banners and videos of public outreach activities seeking votes for the scale symbol were circulated from Facebook pages titled “Advocate SM Kamal Uddin” and “Jononeta Kamal Bhai – Feni-1.” These actions were also termed violations of Rules 3 and 18 of the election code.

The committee registered this as Election Complaint No-02/2026 and directed Advocate SM Kamal Uddin to appear before the committee at 3:00pm on January 21 at the same venue to show cause why legal action should not be taken against him. The notice warned that failure to comply would result in action under the relevant rules.

Copies of both orders have been sent to the accused candidates, the district administration and returning officer, the district election officer, and the upazila nirbahi officers and assistant returning officers of Fulgazi, Parshuram and Chhagalnaiya upazilas for necessary information and action.

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