President to start dialogue on forming EC Monday
19 December 2021, 08:05 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 02:29 am
President Abdul Hamid is set to open a dialogue with registered political parties on Monday on the formation of a new Election Commission (EC).
“The President will hold talks with registered political parties before appointing the Chief Election Commissioner and commissioners," President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin said.
The dialogue will formally begin at 4pm on Monday (Dec 20) with the main opposition (Jatiya Party) in Parliament, he added.
The parties that have representation in Parliament will be invited first to join the talks.
The five-year tenure of the incumbent Commission, led by Chief Election Commission KM Nurul Huda, will expire in mid-February next.
Now there are 39 registered political parties, according to the EC website. But only nine parties have representation in Parliament.
The nine parties are Bangladesh Awami League, Jatiya Party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Ganoforum, Bangladesh Tarikat Federation and Jatiya Party-JP.
