Bangladesh To Conduct Elections In Late 2025 Or Early 2026: Muhammad Yunus

 


Bangladesh To Conduct Elections In Late 2025 Or Early 2026: Muhammad Yunus


The interim chief of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, who leads the caretaker government established following the August revolution, announced on Monday that general elections are anticipated to take place toward the end of next year or in early 2026.


Increasing pressure has mounted on Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yunus, who took on the role of the nation’s "chief adviser" after the student-led revolt that removed former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August, to announce a specific date.


The 84-year-old pioneer of microfinance is at the helm of a provisional administration tasked with addressing what he described as the "incredibly difficult" task of reinstating democratic institutions in the South Asian country with a population of approximately 170 million.


“Dates for the elections might be established by the conclusion of 2025 or in the initial part of 2026,” he stated during a broadcast on state television.


Hasina, aged 77, escaped by helicopter to neighboring India as thousands of demonstrators stormed the prime minister’s palace located in Dhaka.


Her administration has faced allegations of politicizing the judiciary and civil service, as well as orchestrating unbalanced elections, to undermine democratic safeguards on its authority.

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