22 political parties submit audit reports to EC

A total of 22 political parties, out of the 40 registered with the Election Commission (EC), have so far submitted audit reports on their financial transactions in 2014, reports UNB.
But, nine political parties, including the ruling Awami League and BNP, have sought further time from the Commission to submit their audit reports.
As the July 31 is a holiday, the deadline for submission of the audit reports will expire on Sunday, said EC Deputy Secretary Abdul Wadud.
The EC has already granted AL's appeal for the time extension until August 31 as it sought, while the decision about eight others parties, including BNP, will be taken later, he said.
Among those who placed the reports are Jatiya Party (Ershad), Bangladesh Workers' Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), Jatiya Party-JP (Manju), Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Krishak Sramik Janata League.
The EC last month sent reminders to all the 40 registered political parties about the July 31 deadline.
According to the Political Parties Registration Rules 2008, a party has to get its total transactions on a calendar year audited by a chartered accounting firm and submit a copy of the firm's report to the commission by July 31 of the subsequent year.