Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus has announced a parliamentary election for February 2026, just ahead of Ramadan, amid public frustration over political instability and the banning of former PM Sheikh Hasina’s party.
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Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, declared on Tuesday that the parliamentary election will be held in February 2026, one year after a student-led rebellion ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“On behalf of the interim government, I will write a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner requesting that the election be arranged before Ramadan in February 2026,” Yunus said in a broadcast on the one-year anniversary of the ousting of prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Earlier Tuesday, Yunus commemorated the anniversary of the revolt by stating that its spirit will shape the future of South Asia’s democratic system. However, the event took place amid mounting anger with the interim administration’s failure to restore order and limit political squabbling.
The election date has been one concern. The treatment of Hasina’s now-banned political party is another. Yunus has promised an internationally acceptable election, but his critics say it could be questionable without her Awami League party as it still has a significant support base.
Hasina has been in exile in neighboring India since Aug. 5 last year, following her 15-year rule. She faces trial for crimes against humanity over the hu