Bangladesh: Over 20 Political Parties Back December Vote in High-Level Political Meeting Yunus

Bangladesh: Over 20 political parties back December vote in high-level political meeting Yunus

Bangladesh’s interim Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus met with over 20 political parties on Saturday. Most participants voiced support for elections by December.

BNP seeks 90-day caretaker govt only for national polls - The New Nation

NN Online: BNP on Tuesday said it wants only the national election to be held under a non-party caretaker government and supports the 90-day tenure for such a non-party election-time government. “Our party does not want local government elections to be held under a caretaker government,” BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed told reporters during the lunch break of Tuesday’s discussion of the second phase of talks with the National Cons…

Bangladesh Launches Fresh Reform Bid

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s caretaker government launched a fresh bid on Monday to seek agreement between rival political parties on critical democratic reforms after a mass uprising last year. 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. The National Consensus Commission is headed by …

CA holds meeting with political parties on polls, reform issues

Chief Adviser also Chief of the National Consensus Commission Prof Mohammad Yunus, held a fresh course of meeting with the country’s major political parties, including BNP, to discuss the issue relating to the national election.