The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has officially registered two new political parties — the National Citizens Party (NCP) and the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist). According to separate gazette notifications signed by Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed, the registration was granted under Chapter VIA of the Representation of the People Order, 1972, after both parties fulfilled the required conditions. The NCP’s headquarters is located at Rupayan Trade Center, Banglamotor, Dhaka, with the reserved electoral symbol ‘Shapla Kali’ and registration number 58. The Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) is based at Topkhana Road, Dhaka, with the reserved symbol ‘Scissors’ and registration number 59. The notifications were published on the BG Press website on Tuesday. With these additions, the total number of registered political parties in Bangladesh now stands at 59, as per the Election Commission’s latest update.