Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Facing mounting internal pressure after widespread protests, resentment and clashes across several districts over its list of 237 election candidates, the BNP high command is now considering revising contentious nominations to ease grassroots anger.

Talking to UNB, several senior BNP leaders said the party has begun preparing a list based on feedback from the grassroots, the activities and popularity of the nominated aspirants and the controversies surrounding them.

The list, they said, will be used to reconsider and possibly revise the nominations during the final stage-after the announcement of the election schedule.

Party sources said a BNP team led by Dr Ziauddin Haider, a member of the BNP Chairperson's Advisory ...