Amar Bangladesh Party, or AB Party, met the ‘European Union election expert mission to Bangladesh’ in Dhaka on Saturday.

AB Party meeting with David Noel Ward, team leader and electoral Expert, and Alexander Matus, a Political Expert, represented the Mission. Tajul Islam, an Advocate of the Supreme Court and a Joint Convenor of AB Party, Mojibur Rahman Monju, Member Secretary, Asaduzzaman Fuaad and Zubair Ahmed Bhuiyan, both Barrister-at-law and Joint Member Secretary of AB Party were present at the meeting.

EU Mission experts were, at the very outset, interested to learn about the AB Party, its objectives, programs and policy-based politics, in particular.

AB Party leaders explained the organisational structure, activities across the country, potentials of new generation politics, and challenges faced, especially by law enforcement agencies and ruling party militias. Denial of Electoral Registration to AB Party by the Election Commission was also raised. The EU Mission was updated on the outstanding Judicial Review application at the High Court.

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AB Party delegation raised concern about the lack of a level playing field in the forthcoming election.

Political violence leading up to the election and afterward is also a concern for the AB Party. Fake political parties and dummy candidates from the ruling party also undermine the credibility of the election. Even smaller parties are having ever-shrinking democratic space on the street. Post-election scenarios might deteriorate and violent civil unrest gets sporadic, AB Party feels concerned, a press release said.