Jamaat, NCP, other parties join EC’s dialogue

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the National Citizen Party (NCP) and other political parties joined the Election Commission’s dialogue on Wednesday morning as part of its ongoing consultations ahead of the next general election, scheduled for February 2026.

The discussion began at 10:40 am at the city’s Nirbachan Bhaban with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the chair, UNB reports.

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, also attended.

The other political parties invited to the morning session were Ganosamhati Andolan, Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM), Bangladesh Labour Party, Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP) and Insaniat Biplab Bangladesh.

The Commission is holding two discussions on Wednesday — the morning session with seven parties and the afternoon session with six other political parties, including the BNP.

The other invitees for the afternoon session include Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP-Andaleev), Gono Odhikar Parishad, Nagorik Oikya, Bangladesh Republican Party (BRP) and Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BASAD Marxist).

The Election Commission opened its pre-election dialogue with registered political parties on November 13 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 the last major task before the announcement of the national election schedule in early December.

In late September 2025, the Commission opened a series of electoral dialogues with different stakeholders, beginning with civil society representatives on September 28.

Later, the EC held separate dialogues with representatives of teachers, senior journalists from various media outlets, election experts and election observers.