[6][7] On 10 May 2015, supports of Bahauddin and Mujibul Haque Mujib clashed in the Comilla Town hall resulting in the death of one activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League.
[8] Members of the Awami League secretariat called for official action against Bahauddin over his role in the Comilla City Corporation poll in April 2017.
[9] He had refused to work for the Awami League candidate of mayor, Anjum Sultana Sima, as he was a rival of her father, Afzal Khan.
Monirul Haque Sakku, candidate of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, defeated Anjum Sultana Sima in the election as a result of Awami League's internal conflicts.
[12] AKM Bahauddin Bahar, the Awami League candidate, won the Cumilla-6 seat in the 2024 National Election with 132,210 votes, defeating his closest competitor, Anjum Sultana Seema, who represented the Eagle symbol.
[13] Bahauddin request Comilla District administration to demolish Birchandra Ganapathagar (also known as Cumilla Town Hall) and replace it with a modern structure.