General elections are scheduled for late next year or early 2026, according to a statement made Monday by Muhammad Yunus, the temporary leader of Bangladesh’s caretaker administration, which was put in place following a revolution in August.<\/p>\n
Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus, who was named the nation’s “chief adviser” following the student-led rebellion that overthrew former Premier Sheikh Hasina, has been under increasing pressure to announce a date.<\/p>\n
The 84-year-old microfinance pioneer is in charge of a transitional government that will attempt to address the “extremely tough” task of reestablishing democratic institutions in the roughly 170 million-person South Asian country. Election dates could be fixed by the end of 2025 or the first half of 2026,” he stated during a state television program.<\/p>\n
Setting an election date is contingent upon the agreement of political parties, and Yunus has appointed commissions to supervise a number of measures he claims are necessary.” Throughout, I have emphasised that reforms should take place first before the arrangements for an election,” he stated.<\/p>\n
“If the political parties agree to hold the election on an earlier date with minimum reforms, such as having a flawless voter list, the election could be held… by the end of 2025,” he stated.<\/p>\n
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