The Election Commission (EC) has decided to grant registration to three political parties — the National Citizen Party (NCP), Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD-Marxist), and Bangladesh Aam Jonogon Party, said EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today (4 November).
Speaking to journalists at the Election Building in Agargaon, he said a public notice will be published tomorrow (5 November), inviting claims and objections until 12 November.
"The final certificate will be issued after resolving all claims and objections, which is expected between 14 and 15 November," he added.
In response to a question, the EC Secretary said NCP has requested the Shapla Koli (water lily bud) as its election symbol, while another party has sought the Kachi (scissors).
"One more party has also applied for a change of symbol. For this reason, I did not comment on the symbols earlier. They will be announced when the official notification is published," he added.
Earlier in September, the EC said 143 new political parties had applied for registration to contest the upcoming parliamentary election.
Of them, 121 applications were rejected during initial scrutiny, while the remaining 22 underwent further verification.
The Commission later determined that these three parties met the necessary criteria for registration.