EC to register 16 more local poll observer bodies

Bangla Press Desk:   The Election Commission (EC) has decided to grant registration to 16 more local organisations to observe the 13th parliamentary election slated for February 2026.

The information was disclosed in a public notice signed by EC Secretariat's Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Saturday.

According to the notice, any objection or claim regarding the registration of these observer organisations must be submitted in writing to the Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat, Agargaon, Dhaka, within 15 working days - by 27 November.

The organisations are: Asho Jati Gori (AJAG), Netrakona Social Development Organisation (NSDO), Development Organization of the Rural Poor (DORP), Help Center for Human Rights Foundation, Keraniganj Human Resources Development Society, Dipto Mohila Unnayan Sangstha (DMUS), Rural Economic Social Development Organization (RESDO), Rustic, Bachte Shekha, People's Association for Social Advancement (PASA), International-ASF-Legal Aid Foundation, Manab Unnayan Kendra (MUK), Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN), Jubo Academy, Shariatpur Development Society (SDS) and Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB).

Earlier, on 6 November, the Election Commission issued a separate notification granting registration to 66 local observer organisations.

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