Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is scrambling to contain internal divisions across Sylhet's six parliamentary seats as Jamaat-e-Islami intensifies its ground campaign, sensing a rare opening in an Awami League-free contest.

While BNP candidates dominate the field numerically, factional disputes and lingering resentment among overlooked aspirants have slowed consolidation.

Jamaat, by contrast, has pressed ahead with disciplined campaigning, seeking to convert BNP's struggles with resentment and slow-moving reconciliations into electoral gains.

Alongside candidates from the BNP and Jamaat, contenders from the National Citizen Party (NCP), the Jatiya Party and other political groups are also actively campaigning....