EC formation: President's dialogue with JaPa begins

President Abdul Hamid on Monday started a dialogue with the main opposition Jatiya Party (JaPa) in parliament to discuss issues relating to the reconstitution of the election commission, reports UNB.

An eight-member delegation of JaPa joined the dialogue at 4:00pm at Bangabhaban, president's press secretary Joynal Abedin said. JaPa chairman GM Quader is leading his party's delegation at the talks.

The other members of the delegation are senior co-chairman barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, secretary general Mujibul Haque, co-chairman ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlardar, Kazi Firoz Rashid, Syed Abul Hossain Babla, Salma Islam, chief whip of the main opposition party Mashiur Rahman Ranga.

The five-year tenure of the incumbent commission, led by chief election commission KM Nurul Huda, will expire on 14 February 2022. Now there are 39 registered political parties, according to the EC website. But only nine parties have representation in parliament.

The nine parties are Bangladesh Awami League, Jatiya Party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Workers Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Ganoforum, Bangladesh Tarikat Federation and Jatiya Party-JP.