EC asks parties for registration information

The Election Commission sent letters to 40 registered political parties on Wednesday, asking them to report whether they have fulfilled the conditions of registration.

The commission warned that failure to fulfil the conditions would lead to cancellation of registration.

According to the letter signed by EC Joint Secretary Abul Kasem, political parties have to inform the commission about their status within 15 working days.

An official said after receiving the reports, the commission would verify their authenticity, and if any incongruity was found, the party concerned would get a show cause notice.

Registration of political parties started in 2008. So far 42 parties have registered with EC, but the registration of the Freedom Party was scrapped in 2009, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's registration was declared illegal by the court in 2013.