Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami candidates in Narayanganj have been holding a series of meetings with school teachers, prompting BNP leaders to warn of potential partisan influence.

In Narayanganj-4 and Narayanganj-5, the two Jamaat candidates have reportedly met teachers from multiple institutions over the past few days, posting images of the gatherings on their Facebook accounts.

Sakhawat Hossain Khan, convenor of the Narayanganj city unit of the BNP, said these activities had come to his attention.

Schoolteachers commonly serve as presiding officers, assistant presiding officers and polling officials during elections.

The BNP leaders allege that the meetings are an attempt by Jamaat candidates to build influence over teachers...