All political parties never participate in elections because political parties have to probe their ability to participate in the elections , Election Commissioner Mohammad Alamgir said today.
“We have 44 political parties. All of them will not participate and it did not happen in the past," the election commissioner said while talking to journalists at the Election Commission building.
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Regarding BNP’s participation in the election, he said, the Election Commission will not take any special initiative in this regard.
“Election Commission will abide by the Constitution, we do not have the authority to do anything outside the Constitution. The Election Commission will not go beyond the Constitution,” he added.
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"We have vowed to hold elections within 90 days before the end of the term of Parliament. Our work is to register the voters, register the parties and conduct the elections on time," EC Alamgir said.
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