All 39 candidates were invited to the brainstorming meeting through formal letters. However, some of them refrained from participating in the programme.
Election Commissioner Rasheda Sultana, Election Commission Secretary Jahangir Alam, Rajshahi Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Anisur Rehman and others were present.
After the session with officials, some candidates faced journalists at the venue.
Rahenul Haq, an independent candidate from Rajshahi-6 constituency, alleged that his election campaign’s megaphone was broken, while his election office was locked. There were also incidents of threats and bomb attacks.