Staff Correspondent:

Jamaat-e-Islami has begun its first meeting with the Election Commission, or EC, in a decade amid its ongoing reform efforts and election preparations.

A six-strong delegation led by the party’s Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar visited the EC headquarters on Thursday. The delegation also included Jamaat’s Assistant Secretary General AHM Hamidur Rahman Azad.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin presided over the meeting, accompanied by election commissioners Abdur Rahmanel Masud, Begum Tahmida Ahmad, Anwarul Islam Sarkar, and Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah.

This marks Jamaat’s first formal interaction with the EC since its registration was revoked in 2013. Previously, party representatives had only visited the EC Secretariat to submit annual audit reports when Jamaat was still registered.

Speaking to reporters before the meeting, Porwar said, “We are here to discuss our views with the chief election commissioner and other officials. We will share details with the media afterward.”

Earlier, on Sunday, a three-member BNP delegation also met with the EC to discuss preparations for the 13th parliamentary elections.

Following that meeting, BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan said that discussions centred on the commission’s ongoing activities and election preparations. He added that the commission was aiming to complete voter list updates and be fully ready for the elections by May or June.