The BNP has finalised candidates in at least 150 constituencies and will pick contenders for the remaining seats after the Election Commission decides the fate of many of its leaders' appeals against rejection of their nomination papers.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir breaks down in tears remembering the party Chief Khaleda Zia as he begins handing out the party’s nomination to chosen candidates.

BNP picks 90 candidates against 53 constituencies in Barishal, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions to contest the 11th parliamentary election slated to be held on December 30.