Dhaka, Dec. 28 -- The Nizam-e-Islam Party has received registration from the Election Commission (EC) as a new political party.

The party has been allocated the electoral symbol "book".

On Sunday, the EC updated its official website to include the Nizam-e-Islam Party in its list of registered political entities, with its registration No. 63.

The party's Secretary General Maulana Musa Bin Izhar said the registration was granted following a court order.

He noted that although the registration was finalised with only weeks left before the parliamentary polls, the party has not yet submitted a formal request to extend the deadline for the submission of nomination papers.

The national election is scheduled for Feb 12. The deadline for sub...