Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday reiterated that the upcoming national election will be highly challenging amid the relentless spread of misinformation and smear campaigns.

He urged party leaders to become more serious and engage deeply with the public by clearly presenting BNP's plans and programmes.

"You must study our plans. If you don't read them, if you don't understand them, how will you explain what BNP wants to achieve? In your constituencies, upazilas and municipalities, others-no need to mention names-are constantly spreading falsehoods to mislead the people," Tarique said while virtually addressing the closing session of the fifth day of BNP's 'Plan to Build the Country' workshop.

He said BNP ...