The government will form a search committee very soon to establish a new Election Commission, according to the chief adviser's office.
“The Election Commission will be formed as per the recommendations of the search committee. But it must be formed based on opinions from political parties,” chief adviser's Special Assistant Mahfuz Alam told reporters at a briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Saturday.
The new commission will then start its various activities, including creating a voters' list, making various updates etc, he added.
The announcement came amid ongoing talks between political parties and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus.
On Saturday, nine political parties, including Gonoforum, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote, Jatiya Mukti Council, Labour Party and Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Andaleeve), among others held meetings with the Chief Adviser.
During that meeting, the political parties had demanded quick reforms of the Election Commission before holding the national elections.
Alleging vote rigging in the three previous elections held in 2014, 2018 and 2024, the political parties demanded cancellation of the parliaments that were formed. They also called for bringing those involved to book.
The parties also called for banning Awami League as a political party alleging that its members were responsible for the genocide during the recent July-August protests.
