The nine sessions of the electoral dialogue will be held from 13 November 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 20 November, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and youths-led newly registered party National Citizen Party (NCP) on 19 November and Jatiya Party on 17 November.

The series of talks will take place on 13, 16, 17, 19, and 20 November. Two sessions will be held each day until 19 November — the first from 10:00am to 12:00pm, and the second from 2:00pm to 4:00pm.

Currently, there are 53 registered political parties, excluding the Awami League, whose registration remains suspended.

Besides, on 4 November, the EC initially recognised three new parties, including NCP, as registered parties and published notifications seeking objections by 12 November, if any, against them.

The Commission will finally award them registration certificates soon. So, the total number of registered political parties would stand at 56.

According to the proposed schedule, Liberal Democratic Party-LDP, Krishak Sramik Janata League, Bangladesh Muslim League, National Peoples Party, Gonoforum and Gano Front will be invited to Thursday morning (13 November), while Communist Party of Bangladesh-CPB, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal-Basod, Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and Bangladesh National Awami League Party-Bangladesh Nap on Thursday afternoon.

On 16 November, Bangladesh Khelafat Andolan, Jamiyate Ulamaye Islam Bangladesh, Islamic Front Bangladesh, Islami Oikyajote, Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish and Islami Andolan Bangladesh will be invited to the morning session, while Bangladesh Nationalist Front-BNF, Bangladesh Congress, Trinomool BNP, Bangladesh Nationalist Movement-BNM, Bangladesh Supreme Party-BSP, Bangladesh Jatiya Party (led by ANM Sirajul Islam, Jackfruit symbol), Bangladesh Muslim League-BML to the afternoon discussion.

On 17 November, Jatiya Party-JP (led by Anwar Hossain Manju, bicycle), Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal-ML, Gonotontri Party, Bangladesh National Awami League, Bikalpadhara Bangladesh and Bangladesh Kalyan Party will be invited to the morning talks, while Jatiyo Party (Plough), Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod, Workers Party of Bangladesh, Jaker Party, Bangladesh Tarikat Federation and Bangladesh Sangskritik Muktijote to the afternoon session.

Jamaat-e-Islami, NCP, Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, Bangladesh Development Party, Bangladesh Islamic Front and Khelafat Majlish will be invited to join the afternoon dialogue on 19 November.

BNP, Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP (led by Andaleeve Rahman Partho), GOP, Nagorik Oikya, Ganosamhati Andolon, Bangladesh Labour Party and Jatiya Ganotantrik Party-Jagpa will be invited for the morning dialogue on 20 November.

As part of preparations for the dialogues with political parties, the Commission has already made changes to the electoral code of conduct in line with an ordinance promulgated on 3 November, bringing further amendment to the Representation of the People Order 1972.

The Code of Conduct for Political Parties and Candidates in Parliamentary Elections Rules 2025 will soon be published in the official gazette, with the code expected to be one of the key discussion issues during the dialogues.

The Election Commission traditionally holds talks with registered political parties before each national election. Each party was usually invited to join the dialogue separately.

In late September 2025, the Commission opened a series of electoral dialogues with different stakeholders amid talks with civil society representatives on 28 September.

Later, the EC held separate dialogues with the representatives of teachers, senior journalists from different media outlets, election experts and election observers.

In a bid to conduct the next election in free, participatory and fair manners, the EC sat in a views-exchange with different law enforcement agencies and intelligences on 20 October and with top government officials, including secretaries of key ministries, directors general of important agencies on 30 October.

The Commission either completed or almost finished all important tasks, including amendment to the electoral laws, delimitation of constituencies, updating the voter lists, finalisation of polling stations, registration of new political parties and registration of election observers.