Dhaka, July 18 -- The Election Commission (EC) is preparing to cancel the registration of 96 local election observation organisations that were approved under the tenure of the now-ousted Awami League government, officials confirmed on Thursday.
A committee led by Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarkar held a meeting at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka's Agargaon to review the registrations, alongside deliberations on party registration, polling station management, and constituency delimitation.
While no final decision has been announced, EC insiders said the meeting reached a preliminary consensus to move forward with deregistering the 96 organisations and to invite new applications for accreditation ahead of upcoming national and local...