LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that his party has not yet decided whether its nominee for the country's next president will come from within BNP or be a consensus candidate from outside the party.
Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the 36th Annual Planning Conference at Rural Development Academy in Bogra, he said the party's highest policymaking body would discuss the matter.
Fakhrul also said a final decision would be made following deliberations at the standing committee in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws. Responding to speculation linking his own name to the presidency, he declined to comment, reiterating that only the party forum would make the final decision.