Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has sought cooperation from political parties to create a safe environment for voters during the national election to be held in February 2026.
He said, “We need your support in bringing voters to the polling stations and creating a safe environment. We want your suggestions on how we can deliver a free and fair election and ensure a level playing field for all.”
The CEC said this while presiding over a dialogue with six registered political parties at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday.
The discussion began at 10:30am as part of the commission’s ongoing electoral dialogue with political parties ahead of the 13th parliamentary election.
CEC Nasir said the EC has already formulated a code of conduct for the upcoming election. If candidates comply with it properly, the election will be fair, he added.
“The EC’s main objective is to hold the next election in a fair, acceptable environment and to achieve this, we need your cooperation,” he said.
The six political parties that joined the talks are Gonoforum, Gono Front, Islamic Front Bangladesh, Islami Oikyajote, Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP) and Bangladesh Jatiya Party.
The EC will hold another discussion with six other political parties in the afternoon on Sunday.
The six other parties invited for the afternoon session are Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh National Awami Party, Trinomool BNP, Krishak Sramik Janata League, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis and Islami Andolon Bangladesh.
Earlier on Thursday, the EC opened its pre-election dialogue with registered political parties by holding two separate discussions with 12 registered political parties – six parties in the morning and six others in the afternoon.
However, the commission has not announced yet the date for discussions with BNP and Jamaat.
Currently, there are 53 registered political parties, excluding the Awami League, whose activities are banned now. Apart from these, the EC recognised three new parties, including NCP, as registered parties.
The commission aims to complete the dialogue with all registered political parties within this month before the announcement of the national election schedule in early December.
