The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

Election Commissioner Muhammad Sahul Hossain on Thursday said BNP must apply for registration by October 20 if it wants to be registered with Election Commission (EC).

"It is its matter whether the party will decide about the registration after dialogue with the government. But, our deadline is October 20," he said adding "the party must apply by that time if it wants to be registered."

Talking to reporters at his office, Sahul Hossain said a technical committee is scrutinizing the applications and the constitutions of the political parties submitted to the commission for registration.

He said the parties concerned would be notified about any discrepancies in their constitutions and giving opportunity to correct those by October 30.

The commissioner said the EC asked the authorities concerned to remove all posters with Eid-greetings from walls and islands of the city by October 15. The commission will preserve pictures of the posters of the persons, who are yet to remove their posters even after expiry of the timeframe.

"If the persons want to contest in any future election, they may face trouble," he warned.

Another commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said the EC would inquire the allegation of distributing cash and kinds among the people by the aspirants of the next election. He urged the people to inform the field level EC officials of any such allegation.