Bangladesh's Elections to Be Held in First Half of April 2026, Says De Facto PM Yunus

Bangladesh to hold elections in first half of April 2026, interim leader Yunus announces

Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been running the administration since ouster of former Premier Hasina last August - Anadolu Ajansı

Bangladesh will hold general elections in April 2026, announces Muhammad Yunus

The Election Commission would announce the roadmaps to the polls ‘at an appropriate time’, said the head of the country’s interim government.

Yunus's April 2026 Bangladesh Election Call Signals High-Stakes Balancing Act: Sources

Top intelligence sources indicated that Muhammad Yunus's declaration of dates shows he is under intense internal pressure

April 2026 set for polls in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold elections in early April 2026 for the first time since a mass uprising overthrew the government last year, interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Friday. The South Asian nation of around 170 million people has been in political turmoil since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted by a student-led revolt in August 2024, ending her iron-fisted rule of 15 years. “I am announcing to the citizens of the country that…

Bangladesh to hold general election in April 2026

Opposition parties have been calling for a concrete timeline for a democratic transition after the ousting of Sheikh Hasina's government last year.