EC invites applications from new political parties

The Election Commission (EC) has invited applications from the new political parties by April 20 next to get registered ahead of the next national election, report agencies.
The EC on Monday issued a public notification seeking applications from the parties that are capable of fulfilling the registration conditions mentioned in the Political Party Registration Rules 2008.
New political parties are registered with the Election Commission in line with Article 90A of the Representation of the People Order, 1972.
If a party is registered with the EC, it can contest the national election with its own electoral symbol.
A political party that is keen to get registered must attach necessary documents with its application.
Meanwhile, around 42,000 Bangladeshi expatriates from seven countries have applied for voter registration through Bangladeshi missions over the past one and a half years.
According to the latest data from the Election Commission Secretariat, Bangladeshi mission offices abroad have collected the biometrics of some 20,000 applicants.
So far, 11,500 national identity (NID) cards have been printed, with 9,500 already dispatched to the respective missions following the completion of the registration process.