Bangladesh, Jan. 19 -- BNP policymakers fear their party's another poor show in the January-30 city polls as it did in Chattogram-8 by-polls for many reasons, including the low turnout of voters and 'attacks by opponents'.

Besides, the party senior leaders who strongly oppose its joining any election under the current government and the Election Commission (EC) are now questioning the justification of participating in the city polls.

They are mounting pressure on the party policymakers to quit the election race right now.

However, the BNP standing committee members who advocated for participating in the elections think their party would have faced serious criticisms by different quarters and the party's grassroots had it not joined the...