Actress Mehazabien Chowdhury was unable to attend the planned inauguration of a showroom in Chattogram due to what she termed “security concerns”.

Yesterday (November 2), on Facebook, she wrote: “I am already back in Dhaka and home, so there is no need to worry. Today, I was supposed to attend a showroom inauguration event in Chattogram, but on my way back from the airport to the showroom, I heard about security issues. Therefore, the organizers and I decided not to go to the showroom for safety reasons.

“We turned around and returned to the airport, deciding to return to Dhaka. Thanks again to everyone for taking care of me,” she added.

Some local media reported that Mehzabein faced opposition from local businessmen under the banner of “Tawhidi Janata”.

The inauguration of the Khuki Lifestyle showroom was scheduled for Saturday afternoon in the Reazuddin Bazar area on Station Road.

According to local media, a religious gathering took place on Friday, November 1 in the presence of a local Muslim cleric before the inauguration of the exhibition hall.

Mehazabien was scheduled to officially open the exhibition hall the next day, but this arrangement was reportedly not well received by some residents, who saw it as disrespectful to the cleric.

As a result, people gathered under the banner of “Local Traders and Tawhidi Janata of Reazuddin Bazar” to protest Mehazabien’s role in the inauguration, according to local media.

Sarwar Kamal, president of Tamakumundi Business Association, however, told Prothom Alo that the showroom was inaugurated by Baitush cleric Sharaf on Friday.

Mehazabien Chowdhury was to inaugurate it again on Saturday.

He said that due to family and personal commitments he was unable to attend both days and was therefore not fully aware of the details of what happened.

However, he clarified that no trader from Tamakumundi was involved in preventing the inauguration with Mehazabien.

Imdad Hossain, the showroom manager, told Prothom Alo that their event started at 3 p.m.

Mehazabien Chowdhury had arrived in Chattogram to attend the event but might not have been able to participate due to personal reasons.

He mentioned that there were no problems inside the exhibit hall during the event and they were unsure if anyone was present outside.