Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Six new political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), Bangladesh Aam Janaaz Party, Bangladesh Nezami Islam Party, and Bangladesh Jatiya League, are set to receive Election Commission (EC) registration, bringing the total number of registered parties to 57 ahead of the 13th National Parliament elections.
EC sources said files of six parties have been prepared for final approval after verifying 22 applications, with a public notice to follow once confirmed.
Of the rest, 10 will face re-investigation and six have been rejected Earlier this month, EC Additional Secretary Ali Newaz conducted hearings on September 14-15 with representatives of 20 parties to review their eligibility.
The current process began...