Bangladesh Election Commission on Sunday (Apr 20) announced an extended deadline of Jun 22 for new political parties to get them registered with the independent statutory body as a pre-requisite for participation in the upcoming 13th general elections. “Until Thursday seven parties applied for registration and 20 others sought for an extended deadline. Under this circumstances the time for securing registration has been extended until Jun 22,” EC’s Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said.
He said the parties seeking to get the registration would need to apply within the extended deadline, fulfilling the related legal requirements and exhausting the procedures.
The EC announcement came after the newly floated National Citizen Party (NCP) earlier on Sunday held a two-hour meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, local media reported.
Officials familiar with the meeting said NCP tabled a series of demands alongside seeking extended timeframe for their registration with the EC.
According to the previous deadline, Sunday was the last day for receiving applications for registration.
EC official said the seven new parties which applied for the registration are: Bangladesh Conservative Party (BCP), Janata Congress Party, Bangladesh Probashi Kalyanmoy Party, Bangladesh Justice Party (BJP), Bangladesh Trinamool Janata Party, Bangladesh Mukti Oikya Dal, Bangladesh Janashakti Party, Bangladesh Jatiya Bhumihin Party (BMLP), Bangladesh Republic Party and Bangladesh Jana Jote Party (BJP).
