US EditionBangladesh will hold parliamentary election in February, says Yunus
- On August 5, 2025, interim leader Muhammad Yunus announced that Bangladesh’s next general elections will be held in February 2026, scheduled to take place prior to the start of Ramadan.
- The announcement follows a 2024 student-led uprising that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India and whose party is now outlawed.
- Yunus pledged that the government will support a peaceful, free, and festive election, beginning immediate preparations to ensure high voter turnout and harmony.
- He announced that the next step is to carry out the election, which he described as their final responsibility, and stated that he will step down once the election process is complete.
- These elections aim to establish a new democratic government, prevent future fascism, and fulfill the demands of major opposition parties pressing for an earlier vote.
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Bangladesh a year later: democracy is easier said than done
Earlier this week, thousands of people flooded the streets in Bangladesh’s capital of Dhaka to mark the one-year anniversary of a student-led protest movement that brought an end to 15 years of rule under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political party, the Awami League. Hasina, who fled to India last August, had been accused of increasingly arbitrary and authoritarian rule. The anniversary celebrations culminated with a nationally t…
A year on from Sheikh Hasina’s flight into exile, Bangladesh waits for stability
A year and a day after Sheikh Hasina’s dramatic departure, Bangladesh remains – still - in the throes of a fraught transition. The interim government, though promising, is yet to deliver meaningful reform.
Yunus: Not the Superman Bangladesh Hoped For
By: Nirupama SubramanianYunus calls for pollsThe interim Bangladesh administration led by Nobel Laureate Mohamed Yunus, which replaced the autocratic 15-year regime of Sheikh Hasina, has been unable to live up to the expectation of a dramatic transformation of the country after he took charge in the chaotic aftermath of a student-led rebellion that saw Hasina fleeing for India by Army Aviation helicopter a year ago.Bangladesh marked the first an…
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Office Writes to the Election Commission for Organising National Polls
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Bangladesh's Chief Adviser's Office has formally requested the Election Commission to hold National Parliament elections before Ramadan in February 2026, stressing the need for free, fair, peaceful, and festive polls with full government support, as pledged by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus in his recent national address. World News | Bangladesh Chief Adviser Office Writes to the Election Commi…
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