Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Concerned by internal rifts in several districts following the announcement of its initial candidates for 237 seats, BNP is now considering dropping controversial and heavily disputed nominees from its preliminary list for the 13th national election.

A team of senior party leaders has been tasked with resolving internal conflicts in several constituencies, assessing the performance of the nominated aspirants and identifying poor performers and controversial ones, party insiders told UNB.

At the same time, the party is moving ahead with final preparations for the national polls, including completing its election manifesto.

The decisions were taken on Monday night at a meeting of the BNP's National Standing Committee at...