The financial inquiry was launched shortly after Muqtadir posted social media videos criticizing government performance following a vandalism attack on his studio by unidentified miscreants. Reacting to the BFIU notice on Facebook, Asif Mahmud sarcastically posted, "Stay a victim like a victim should; why would you protest? Especially against the Acting Prime Minister!" He further outlined what he described as a systematic harassment framework—"BFIU-ACC-lawsuit-narrative-perception-harassment"—arguing that the state's actions send a chilling message to potential victims against speaking out or raising public grievances.