The Election Commission today begins its two-day talks with editors and senior journalists for their opinions on possible electoral reforms ahead of the next parliamentary polls.
Seventy-one editors and journalists of print, electronic and online media outlets have been invited to the dialogue to be held today and tomorrow.
"On the first day, around 33 media representatives will take part in the talks, and the rest on Wednesday. The talks will start at 10:00am at the Nirbachan Bhaban,” EC acting secretary Helaluddin Ahmed told The Daily Star yesterday.
He said the commission would hold dialogues with the registered 40 political parties from August 24, and the talks would end by September 20.
The EC has already sent invitations to six political parties for talks to be held on August 24, 28 and 30, he said.
He said as Eid-ul-Azha would be celebrated early next month, the commission would pause and hold talks again from September 10.
The EC acting secretary also said the commission was inviting political parties according to the list of registered political parties. The EC was calling in parties in reverse order of the list.
The EC will sit with two political parties each day -- the first one from 11:00am to 1:00pm and the second one from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. “Till now, the number of representatives of each political party is 10, but it might increase for larger political parties,” he said.
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