Bangladesh’s Yunus publicizes elections to be held in first half of April 2026

Bangladesh’s interim authorities head Muhammad Yunus. File.
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Bangladesh’s nationwide elections shall be held within the first half of April 2026, the nation’s interim chief Muhammad Yunus, mentioned on Friday (June 6, 2025).

“The Election Fee will offer you an in depth roadmap for the elections at an applicable time,” mentioned Nobel peace laureate Yunus, who took over as interim head of the South Asian nation of 173 million final August after a student-led rebellion pressured then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee to India.

The announcement additionally is available in gentle of the latest reported tensions between Mr. Yunus and the nation’s Military Chief Waker Uz Zaman. The Military Chief had reportedly expressed unhappiness over the functioning of the interim authorities and mentioned, “Elections have to be held by December and that solely an elected authorities ought to decide the nation’s course and never an unelected administration”.

Mr. Yunus, nonetheless, in an unscheduled assembly of the Council of Advisers of the interim administration had mentioned that below the current circumstances solely a “managed election” may be held and that absolutely clear election isn’t potential by December this yr.