Staff Reporter:
The Election Commission (EC) today is set to sit with 12 more political parties, including Bangla-desh Jamaat-e-Islami, as part of its electoral dialogue ahead of the next general election to be held in early February 2026.
The Commission will exchange views with six parties in the morning session and with another six parties in the afternoon session on November 17, said EC’s (Public Relation) Assistant Director Asadul Haque.
The six parties who are being invited for the Monday’s morning session are Bangladesh Labour Party, Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijote (Muktijote), Bangladesh National Awami Party, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Bangladesh Kalyan Party and Bangladesh Muslim League-BML.
The six other parties for the afternoon session are Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Amar Bangladesh Party-AB Party, Bangladesh Development Party, Bangladesh Islami Front, Khelafat Majlish and Jatiya Ganotantrik Party-Jagpa.
The Election Commission opened its much-talked-about pre-election dialogue with registered po-litical parties on Thursday last and already held talks with a total of 24 ones out of 53 registered political parties on the first two days of the electoral dialogue.
The Commission, however, has not announced yet the times for discussion with BNP.
Currently, there are 53 registered political parties, excluding the Awami League, whose registration remains suspended. Besides, the EC recognized three new parties, including NCP, as registered parties.
The Commission aims to complete the dialogue with all registered political parties within this month before the announcement of the national election schedule in early December.
