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DHAKA, Feb 3, 2026 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) has issued instructions regarding the allocation of slots for airing the speeches of political party leaders on Bangladesh Television (BTV) on the occasion of the upcoming referendum and the 13th national election.

Creating a suitable electoral environment is very important to ensure fair, free and acceptable elections. In this regard, ensuring equal opportunities for campaigning on BTV for all political parties will play a helpful role in creating an electoral environment, an EC press release said.

In this context, the EC has issued the following instructions to the BTV:

Following the sub-rule (C) of Rule 6 (public meetings, path meetings and rallies) of the National Parliament Election Conduct Rules, 2025, slots should be allocated in the order of receipt of written applications.

BTV should allocate a separate slot for the party leader of each political party and determine the duration of the slot.

All political parties that request an opportunity to campaign on BTV should be given the opportunity to speak in the order of their application.

BTV will finalise the date and time of the campaign recording after discussing with the political party concerned.

So far, no application has been received from any political party other than BNP for campaigning on the BTV. So, the party leader of BNP should be given the opportunity to speak in the last slot on February 9 as per their request, the press release said.