12 of 93 political parties survive EC's preliminary selection for registration

Of the 93 political parties that had applied for registration with the Election Commission, only 12 were selected in the preliminary selection process.

The commission, led by Kazi Habibul Awal, initiated the selection process at the field level.

The registration for these parties will be finalised by next June, according to Secretary of the Election Commission Jahangir Alam, who disclosed the information at the EC office in Agargaon in the capital today.

The political parties that survived the preliminary selection are: AB Party (Amar Bangladesh Party), Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM), Bangladesh Humanist Party (BHP), Gono Odhikar Parishad, Nagorik Oikya, Bangladesh Sanatan Party, Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP), Bangladesh Labour Party, Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP), Bangladesh People's Party (BPP), Democratic Party, and Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party (BLDP).

Jahangir said that in the first stage, the concerned committee recommended the cancellation of the applications of 14 out of 93 parties, while two parties withdrew their applications. Later, the remaining 77 parties were given 15 days to provide additional documents. From that group, the Election Commission selected the 12 parties.

When asked about the finalisation process and whether the selection was made on anyone's recommendation, the EC secretary stated that after their verification process, the commission decided to collect information at the field level about these 12 parties.

According to the roadmap, the finalisation process will be completed by June, he added.