EC starts discussion with Jamaat, NCP, other parties

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam, National Citizen Party (NCP) and other political parties joined the Election Commission’s dialogue which began 10:40AM on Wednesday.

The Jamaat delegation led by its Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar participated in the talks, while the NCP team led by its Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary attended it.

The other invited political parties for the morning session are Ganosamhati Andolan, Nationalist Democratic Movement-NDM, Bangladesh Labour Party, Bangladesh Minority Janata Party-BMJP and Insaniat Biplab Bangladesh.

The commission is holding the discussion at Nirbachan Bhaban with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the chair as part of its ongoing dialogue ahead of the next general election to be held in February 2026.

The Election Commission opened its pre-election dialogue with registered political parties on November 13 last and has already held talks with 34 parties.

Currently, there are 55 registered political parties, excluding the Awami League whose registration remains suspended.

The ongoing dialogue is considered as the last major task before the announcement of the national election schedule in early December.