Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has sat down with the party's National Standing Committee and senior leaders to finalise its presidential candidate.

The meeting is under way at the Cabinet Division's conference room in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) at the Secretariat.

The meeting began at noon on Wednesday, according to Tarique's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman.

"The BNP chairman is meeting senior leaders. He will finalise the party's presidential candidate at this meeting," Ruman said.

Before the meeting got under way, Chief Whip and BNP Vice-Chairman Nurul Islam Moni entered the PMO carrying the presidential election's nomination forms.

"We've collected two forms from the BN...