Dhaka, March 10 -- The Election Commission is set to issue a notification soon, inviting applications for new political party registrations ahead of the general election.

"If we are to hold elections in December, we must begin the registration process now," Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker told bdnews24.com on Sunday.

"Parties will have to apply under the existing law."

He indicated that the notice could be issued on Monday, with an initial deadline for applications set for Apr 20.

Following the fall of the Awami League government on Aug 5, 2024, the commission has registered several new parties, including Amar Bangladesh Party, or AB Party, Nurul Haque Nur's Gono Odhikar Parishad, or GOP, Mahmudur Rahman's Nagorik Oikya,...