Dhaka: Bangladesh Tarikat Federation on Wednesday proposed formation of an election-time government with representatives from political parties that have representation in the current Parliament.

The party also proposed deployment of army as a striking force in the parliamentary elections.

It placed the proposals joining the Election Commission's dialogue held with Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda in the chair at the city's Nirbachan Bhaban.

A Tarikat Federation delegation, led by its chairman Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizvandary, MP, placed a 12-point proposal at the meeting.

"We think the election-time government shouldn't be formed going beyond the Constitution. So, we've asked for the arrangements of election by forming a polls-time government with representatives from the parties that have representation in Parliament," Nazibul Bashar told reporters after the meeting.

About the army deployment he said, "We want it (army) to be deployed as a striking force in this (national) election."

The Tarikat Federation's chief said his party also proposed the Commission to bring necessary amendments to the laws concerned for disqualifying the parties and persons who are against the spirit of Liberation War and conspirators against the State to contest the election.

The proposals also include introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs), increasing the election expenditure ceiling to Tk 50 lakh from the existing Tk 25 lakh for an MP candidate, publishing the updated voter list on website 60 days before the election and preventing Rohingyas from getting into the voter list.

Bangladesh Jatiya Party-BJP, an ally of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, did not join the EC's dialogue that was scheduled to be held at 3pm on Wednesday. But the party, led by Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho, sought another date from the Commission.

According to the dialogue schedules, the EC on Thursday will hold talks with another two parties.

The commission started its dialogues with 40 registered political parties on August 24 to seek their opinions over the EC's preparation for the next national election likely to be held in December 2018.