EC registers 39 parties to contest JS polls
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
The Election Commission (EC) has registered a total of 39 political parties to allow them to contest the upcoming ninth parliamentary elections rescheduled for December 29, screening out a host of others under the reformed rules, reports UNB.
The Commission Monday formally published the list of the registered political parties along with the election symbols allocated to them.
Names of the parties' presidents and general secretaries along with addresses of their central offices are also enlisted with the registration, settling all disputes coming from factious ones.
"The EC has registered 39 political parties for contesting the ninth parliamentary election," Nurul Islam Khan, EC joint secretary and also EC's technical committee head, told the journalists at the Commission office on completion of another phase in the long-drawn election preparation.
He said a total of 107 political parties applied to the Commission for registration, and after scrutinising their documents, the EC gave registration to these (39) political parties.
NI Khan categorically said that no further political party would be given registration before the ensuing polls.
He said 13 political parties which were found ineligible for registration had applied to the EC for reconsidering their registration. "But the EC will not give registration to any political party before the election," he said.
The 39 registered political parties are: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Jatiya Party (JP), Samyabadi Dal (ML), Krishok Sramik Janata League, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesh Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Gonotontri Party, National Awami Party-NAP, Workers Party, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, Jatiya Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), Zaker Party, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP, Bangladesh Torikat Federation, Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon, Bangladesh Muslim League, National People's Party, Jomiat-e-Ulima-e-Islam Bangladesh, Gono Forum, Gono Front, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP, Bangladesh Jatiya Party, Oikyabaddha Nagorik Andolon, Islami Front Bangladesh, Bangladesh Kalyan Party, Islami Oikya Jote, Bangladesh Khelafat Mojlish, Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Bangladesh Islami Front, Jatiya Gonotantrik Party, Bangladesher Biblobi Workers Party, Khelafat Majlish and Freedom Party.
Meanwhile, the EC Monday held hearing on objections against 14 organisations to settle the disputes raised by different political parties before enlisting their names as election observers.
The EC has completed hearing on objections against a total of 21 organisations.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda, election commissioners M Sohul Hussain and Brig General (retd) Sakhawat Hossain were present at the hearing in the EC conference room in the afternoon.
Earlier, a total of 319 observer organisations had applied to the EC for their enlistment as election observers, but, after scrutinising their documents and previous records, initially the EC selected 138.
Different organisations, including political parties, raised objections against 25 organisations.
The organisations against which the EC held hearing were Association of Muslim Welfare in Bangladesh, Hilful Fuzul Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, National Youth Forum of Bangladesh, Jugayan Samajik Unnayan Sangstha, Unit for Social Advancement, Development Organizations for the Poor, Adhikar, FEMA, Coast Trust, Broti, Institute of Environment and Development (IED), Solidarity and Abadpukur Palli Samaj Unnayan Sangstha.
A team from the United Nations (UN) met the chief election commissioner at his office in the afternoon.
The delegation included former UN Assistant Secretary-general Francese Vendrel, Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal Bhojraj Pakharel and former deputy director of electoral assistance division Aracelly Santana.
The Commission Monday formally published the list of the registered political parties along with the election symbols allocated to them.
Names of the parties' presidents and general secretaries along with addresses of their central offices are also enlisted with the registration, settling all disputes coming from factious ones.
"The EC has registered 39 political parties for contesting the ninth parliamentary election," Nurul Islam Khan, EC joint secretary and also EC's technical committee head, told the journalists at the Commission office on completion of another phase in the long-drawn election preparation.
He said a total of 107 political parties applied to the Commission for registration, and after scrutinising their documents, the EC gave registration to these (39) political parties.
NI Khan categorically said that no further political party would be given registration before the ensuing polls.
He said 13 political parties which were found ineligible for registration had applied to the EC for reconsidering their registration. "But the EC will not give registration to any political party before the election," he said.
The 39 registered political parties are: Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Jatiya Party (JP), Samyabadi Dal (ML), Krishok Sramik Janata League, Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesh Awami League, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Gonotontri Party, National Awami Party-NAP, Workers Party, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh, Jatiya Party, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD), Zaker Party, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal, Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP, Bangladesh Torikat Federation, Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon, Bangladesh Muslim League, National People's Party, Jomiat-e-Ulima-e-Islam Bangladesh, Gono Forum, Gono Front, Progressive Democratic Party (PDP), Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP, Bangladesh Jatiya Party, Oikyabaddha Nagorik Andolon, Islami Front Bangladesh, Bangladesh Kalyan Party, Islami Oikya Jote, Bangladesh Khelafat Mojlish, Islami Andolon Bangladesh, Bangladesh Islami Front, Jatiya Gonotantrik Party, Bangladesher Biblobi Workers Party, Khelafat Majlish and Freedom Party.
Meanwhile, the EC Monday held hearing on objections against 14 organisations to settle the disputes raised by different political parties before enlisting their names as election observers.
The EC has completed hearing on objections against a total of 21 organisations.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) ATM Shamsul Huda, election commissioners M Sohul Hussain and Brig General (retd) Sakhawat Hossain were present at the hearing in the EC conference room in the afternoon.
Earlier, a total of 319 observer organisations had applied to the EC for their enlistment as election observers, but, after scrutinising their documents and previous records, initially the EC selected 138.
Different organisations, including political parties, raised objections against 25 organisations.
The organisations against which the EC held hearing were Association of Muslim Welfare in Bangladesh, Hilful Fuzul Samaj Kalyan Sangstha, National Youth Forum of Bangladesh, Jugayan Samajik Unnayan Sangstha, Unit for Social Advancement, Development Organizations for the Poor, Adhikar, FEMA, Coast Trust, Broti, Institute of Environment and Development (IED), Solidarity and Abadpukur Palli Samaj Unnayan Sangstha.
A team from the United Nations (UN) met the chief election commissioner at his office in the afternoon.
The delegation included former UN Assistant Secretary-general Francese Vendrel, Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal Bhojraj Pakharel and former deputy director of electoral assistance division Aracelly Santana.