Dhaka, June 28 -- The Election Commission's (EC) preparations for holding the 13th parliamentary polls by February 2025 depend on required supports and cooperation from all stakeholders.

EC sources said that institutionally they are advancing with full-fledged preparations-encompassing legal, administrative and logistical initiatives-to hold the Jatiya Sangsad Election within the timeframe set by the government, ensuring the polls are conducted in a timely, transparent and credible manner.

But without other crucial institutional supports particularly wholehearted cooperation from political parties it would be hard to organize the much awaited polls in a peaceful environment, the sources said.

As part of the EC's advancement of preparat...