The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has served a show-cause notice on its lawmaker from Mymensingh-11 (Bhaluka), Fakhr Uddin Ahmed Bacchu, over allegations of violating party discipline, extortion in industrial areas and other unethical activities.
The party’s central office confirmed the development on Saturday.
According to party sources, the MP has been asked to submit a written explanation within 48 hours.
The notice, signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, states that Bacchu had previously been expelled from the party’s primary membership and all organisational posts on September 1, 2024, over allegations of engaging in controversial activities that violated party discipline following the political changeover of August 5, 2024.
It says that after expressing remorse and applying for reinstatement, the party withdrew the expulsion order on October 24, 2025, restoring his primary membership.
However, the notice states: “You and your close associates have once again been accused of violating party discipline and engaging in various unethical activities. A list of allegations is enclosed herewith.”
It further instructs the MP to explain within 48 hours why organisational action should not be taken against him over the alleged misconduct.
Party sources said the allegations attached to the notice include extortion in industrial areas, exerting influence over the lucrative textile waste (jhute) trade and other irregularities.
Bacchu could not be reached immediately for comment on the show-cause notice and the allegations.
However, in an earlier interview with The Financial Express, he acknowledged that such irregularities existed in his constituency but denied any personal involvement. He said the activities were being carried out by local party leaders and activists and claimed he had no control over them.
Several senior BNP leaders, however, told The Financial Express that the party leadership had repeatedly warned Bacchu to refrain from such activities.
They said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been placing strong emphasis on encouraging private-sector investment and job creation, while allegations involving the lawmaker were undermining the government’s pro-investment image and straining relations with the industrial community.
Meanwhile, on July 5, an industrial group wrote to senior police officials seeking security and legal protection after alleging criminal intimidation, death threats and a cocktail bomb attack linked to its business operations.
According to the letter, a series of intimidation and violent incidents took place over the disposal of production waste, locally known as jhute.
The company said the disposal of accumulated textile waste had remained suspended for several months, leading to a large stockpile inside the factory premises and creating operational, safety and fire hazards. It subsequently appointed a new vendor to begin removing the accumulated waste from July 4, 2026.
However, immediately before the operation began, several incidents occurred in quick succession.
According to the company, an anonymous letter containing death threats against its general manager and his family was delivered on the night of July 3. Around the same time, another senior executive also received death threats over the phone from an unidentified caller.
The company further alleged that on the morning of July 4, the scheduled day for the waste removal, a crude cocktail explosive was hurled in front of the main gate of its factory complex in Bhaluka, causing panic among workers and raising serious concerns over factory security.
The letter also states that on July 5, two unidentified individuals again visited the general manager’s residence and conveyed further threats through the caretaker before leaving.
The industrial group said General Diaries (GDs) had been lodged with the police, while a criminal case was filed over the cocktail attack.
In its letter to the police, the company warned that such incidents, if allowed to continue, could disrupt lawful industrial operations and damage Bangladesh’s reputation as a safe and reliable destination for export-oriented manufacturing.
The company requested law enforcement agencies to conduct a proper investigation, bring those responsible to justice, and ensure the safety of its officials, employees and factory premises.
In a separate incident, another textile company alleged that a truck loaded with textile waste (jhute) was forcibly taken from in front of its factory by individuals allegedly linked to the BNP lawmaker.
The truck was later returned after the matter reportedly came to the attention of the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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