The EC began their dialogue for the 11th parliamentary elections by speaking to members of the civil society on July 31
The EC began their dialogue for the 11th parliamentary elections by speaking to members of the civil society on July 31The Election Commission will begin holding dialogues with all registered political parties regarding the up-coming elections from August 24.
The first set of dialogues will be held till August 30, before the Eid-ul-Adha holidays and resume on September 10.
Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune, EC’s acting secretariat Helaluddin Ahmed said: “10 representatives from the each political party can attend the dialogues.
“This is an open discussion without a set agenda so that the parties can speak freely about their suggestions.
“We invited parties based on when they registered, so the party that registers last will be asked to the dialogue first. The main opposition BNP will be consulted on the next parliamentary polls before the ruling Awami League because according to the schedule, BNP’s registration number is 7 and Awami League’s registration number is 6.”
On August 24, the last registered political party Bangladesh Nationalist Front (BNF) will hold the dialogue at 11am followed by Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijot at 3pm.
The next dialogue will be held on August 28 with the Bangladesh Muslim League (BML) and Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish.
On August 30, Bangladesh Biplobi Workers Party will attend the dialogue at 11am followed by Jatiya Ganatantrik Party at 3pm.
The EC began their dialogue for the 11th parliamentary elections by speaking to members of the civil society on July 31.
