Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, leader of Bangladesh’s interim government, stated on Monday that the country may be able to hold its next general elections sometime between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026. Yunus made these remarks during his national address on the 53rd anniversary of the Bangladesh Liberation War (from Pakistan). He noted that, considering the electoral processes, recommendations from the Electoral Reforms Commission, and expected reforms based on national consensus, it could take at least another six months.
“This means the elections could be scheduled between the end of 2025 and the first half of 2026,” Yunus told The Daily Star. Yunus emphasized the significant work needed to update the voter list, which had not been revised in 15 years. This task would be even more challenging as voter participation in the last three elections had been minimalHe added,
“The responsibility for forming the future government now rests withSince August, Bangladesh has been under a caretaker administration after the government, led by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter of the nation’s founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, collapsed following weeks of protests. weeks of student-led protests. Hasina, who had been in power since 2009, fled to India, where she currently resides. Her departure was followed by attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, sparking tensions with India—a Hindu-majority country that played a key role in Bangladesh’s liberation.
Last week, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Bangladesh to discuss bilateral ties, marking the first high-level official visit since the interim government took over.
