Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Supporters of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader who was denied nomination have taken to the streets in Naogaon, blocking a major road to demand a change in the candidate chosen for the Naogaon-1 constituency.

The demonstration took place on Monday at the Saraigachhi intersection in Porsha Upazila, where followers of Niamatpur Upazila BNP President Salek Chowdhury staged an hour-long protest.

The BNP, in its list of candidates for 238 constituencies, nominated Mostafizur Rahman for Naogaon-1. The decision drew the ire of Salek supporters, who claim their leader had been instrumental in organising movements in the region and deserved the ticket.

During the protest, BNP leader Noor Alam Shuja said: "Salek was b...