Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- The Election Commission is set to start its much-talked-about dialogue with political parties on Thursday morning, starting with discussions with six registered parties ahead of the 13th parliamentary election likely to be held in early February 2026.

The Commission has invited 12 registered political parties to attend Thursday's opening sessions - six parties in the morning session (10:00am-12:00pm) and six others in the afternoon session and (2:00pm-4:00pm).

The six parties invited for the morning session are Liberal Democratic Party-LDP, Bangladesh Congress, Bangladesh Muslim League, National People's Party, Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan and Jamiyate Ulamaye Islam Bangladesh.

The six parties invited for the afternoon...