The Election Commission has officially revoked the registration of 96 election observer organizations that were approved under the administration of Hasina. This decision was finalized in a meeting chaired by Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam on Thursday. The commission plans to approve new observer groups. Until November 2023, 67 domestic observer groups were registered with the EC. Ahead of the 2024 elections, 29 more organizations were added, bringing the total to 96. According to the law, these observer groups were authorized to monitor any election in Bangladesh until December 5, 2028.