Rajshahi female candidate

Rajshahi female candidate

Habiba Begum, an independent candidate in Rajshahi-3 (Paba-Mohanpur), was allegedly assaulted by a BNP leader during voting at Nalkhola Government Primary School polling centre in Paba upazila on 12 February 2026. Screenbgrab/TBS

Rajshahi-3: Police yet to record case over assault on independent female candidate

Contacted for comment, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Suman Kaderi of Katakhali Police Station said he had been unable to visit the police station earlier due to election duty

Habiba Begum, an independent candidate in Rajshahi-3 (Paba-Mohanpur), was allegedly assaulted by a BNP leader during voting at Nalkhola Government Primary School polling centre in Paba upazila on 12 February 2026. Screenbgrab/TBS

Independent female candidate assaulted outside Rajshahi polling centre