Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Election Commission (EC) is set to begin talks with registered political parties on 13 November as part of preparations for the upcoming national parliamentary elections.

However, the Commission has yet to make a decision regarding the participation of the Jatiya Party in the dialogue, as confirmed by EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Tuesday.

Speaking during the regular briefing at Agargaon, Secretary Akhtar stated, "We will begin the discussions on Thursday, and these will primarily involve the registered parties. We have not yet finalised the list of invitees for the first meeting on 13 November. Please give us some time to release the list."

Regarding the participation of the Jatiya Party, the Secretary adde...