EC starts talks with political parties from Aug

The Election Commission will start holding talks with political parties from next month to finalise a roadmap for arranging the next parliamentary elections.

“Roadmap of the 11th parliamentary polls is almost done,” the commission’s Secretary Md Abdullah said in a press briefing today at Election Commission Secretariat.

We will finish talks between August and October to hold the election in an inclusive manner,” he told reporters at his Sher-e-Bangla Nagar this afternoon.

Abdullah confirmed that the use of electronic voting machines is not in the mind of the commission for the next general elections.

Majority of the political parties are gearing up for the next parliamentary elections in 2019 – which is likely to see the participation of the biggest political opponent BNP.