EC to approve registration of 16 additional local election observer organizations

The Election Commission (EC) has decided to grant registration to 16 additional local organizations to observe the upcoming 13th parliamentary election scheduled for February 2026.

The decision was announced in a public notice signed by EC Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed today.

As per the notice, any objections or claims regarding the registration of these observer organizations must be submitted in writing to the Senior Secretary of the EC Secretariat in Agargaon, Dhaka, within 15 working days—by November 27.

The newly approved organizations are: Asho Jati Gori (AJAG), Netrakona Social Development Organization (NSDO), Development Organization of the Rural Poor (DORP), Help Center for Human Rights Foundation, Keraniganj Human Resources Development Society, Dipto Mohila Unnayan Sangstha (DMUS), Rural Economic Social Development Organization (RESDO), Rustic, Bachte Shekha, People’s Association for Social Advancement (PASA), International-ASF-Legal Aid Foundation, Manab Unnayan Kendra (MUK), Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN), Jubo Academy, Shariatpur Development Society (SDS), and Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB).

Earlier, on November 6, the EC granted registration to 66 local observer organizations through a separate notification.