The Election Commission is set to grant registration of the Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijote, as the commission did not receive any demand and objection from any section after publishing mass circular in the media in this regard.
EC officials said the commission had prepared the registration file of the new party and it would be presented at the next commission meeting, adding that the section concerned had prepared the file of Muktijote.
If the EC approves the registration, Sangskritik Muktijote would be the 40th registered political party in the country.
Saying that Sangskritik Muktijote had fulfilled all the conditions of the EC registration, Convener of the new party, Abu Layes Munna Friday told the Dhaka Tribune that the party was formed on November 24, 2000. It had been running organisational activities since then, he added.
“After getting the registration certificate from the commission, we would start the formal activities of the party across the country. We would organise the party’s 12th anniversary in November this year and then we would announce our next agenda,” he said.
AR Shikdar was the chief of the party and Aminur Rahman was the chief executive, the convener added.
According to the EC investigation report, the officials found the existence and activities of Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijote in 30 districts and 101 upazilas, whereas the party claimed to have its activities in 34 districts and 113 upazilas across the country.
According to registration conditions, to gain EC registration a party must have a central committee and committees in at least 21 districts and 100 upazilas of the country with at least 200 voter support in each of these committees.
Meanwhile, a total of 43 political parties applied to the EC for getting registration, but applications of 41 parties were rejected during primary scrutiny. However, the EC also extended the time frame for seven parties out of the rejected 41 for fulfilling the registration conditions.
The seven parties being investigated are Bangladesh People’s League, Bangladesh New Sangsad League, Bangladesh Gonoseba Andolon, Bangladesh Gono-Odhikar Dal, Bangladesh Liberal Democratic Party, Bangladesh Anjuman Al Islah and Bangladesh Gonoshakti Dal.