Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The Election Commission is planning to invite all 56 registered political parties, including Jatiya Party and three new parties, in nine groups to participate in the dialogue starting on November 13 ahead of the announcement of schedule for the 13th parliamentary election to be held in early February 2026.

The nine sessions of the electoral dialogue will be held from November 13 to 20, which are considered the Commission's last major task before the election schedule to be announced in early December.

According to the proposed dialogue schedule, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will be invited on November 20, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and youths-led newly registered party National Citizen Party (NCP) on Novemb...