The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh is continuing its series of dialogues with political parties ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. On Tuesday, November 19, the EC will meet with leaders from 12 parties, including the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party (NCP), at the Election Building in Agargaon, Dhaka. The first session, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., will include Jamaat, Bangladesh Minority Janata Party (BMJP), Insoniyat Biplob, NCP, Ganasanghati Andolon, and the National Democratic Movement (NDM). The second session, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., will involve BNP, Bangladesh National Party (BJP), Gana Odhikar Parishad (GOP), Nagorik Oikya, Bangladesh Republican Party (BRP), and the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist). Earlier, the EC held discussions with 36 registered political parties over three days. With two newly registered parties, Bangladesh now has 55 registered political parties, while the Awami League’s registration remains suspended and three others have been deregistered.