Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said its election manifesto is close to completion and may be unveiled on Friday, subject to final approval.

Speaking at the party's Gulshan office on Tuesday, Mahdi Amin, spokesperson for the BNP's electioneering committee, said preparations were "mostly complete" and awaiting clearance from the top leadership.

He also accused political rivals of spreading misinformation targeting party chief Tarique Rahman.

Mahdi said at least 29 "false and misleading" claims about Tarique had circulated over the past week, citing reports from independent fact-checking platforms.

He claimed that such tactics reflected the growing isolation of the BNP's rivals amid what he described as incre...