Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- If everything goes as planned, the February elections will see a face-off between two leaders named Shafiq in the Dhaka-15 constituency.

For the seat, the BNP has chosen Safiqul Islam Milton to compete against Shafiqur Rahman, chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami.

Safiqul Milton is a leader of Dhaka Metropolitan Jubo Dal, the party's youth wing. He previously served as senior joint secretary of the organisation and briefly acted as general secretary.

On Monday afternoon, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the names of 237 candidates at a press briefing at the chairperson's office in Gulshan.

During the briefing, Safiqul was confirmed as the BNP candidate for Dhaka-15, while Jamaat's probable candidate...