Dhaka, Dec. 24 -- BNP has extended its electoral concessions to allied parties ahead of the parliamentary polls, ceding eight more constituencies as part of a broader consensus with seven parties that have joined the ongoing "concurrent movement".

Announcing the decision at a press conference on Wednesday at the party chairperson's Gulshan office, Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the allocation follows extensive discussions with partner parties to reach mutually acceptable decisions.

The constituencies ceded under this arrangement will be contested by the following party leaders under their respective party symbols:

Bogura-2: Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of Nagorik Oikya

Pirojpur-1: Mostafa Jamal Haidar, Jatiya P...