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Yunus Backs Dec 2025–June 2026 Election Timeline as BNP and Army Call for Early Vote

Yunus outlined a December 2025–June 2026 polling window from Tokyo to maintain reform momentum under intensifying public pressure.

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MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal called for Bangladesh to hold elections soon
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Overview

  • Muhammad Yunus said in Tokyo that the next national elections will take place between December 2025 and June 2026, citing the need to complete electoral and governance reforms.
  • The Bangladesh Nationalist Party held mass rallies in Dhaka demanding polls by December 2025, with acting chairman Tarique Rahman warning that further delays could spark nationwide agitation.
  • Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman publicly urged the interim government to stick to a December 2025 election date, expressing frustration over continuing uncertainty.
  • Government employees have staged protests against a new ordinance that allows expedited dismissal procedures, accusing the administration of eroding civil service safeguards.
  • India’s external affairs ministry called on Dhaka to hold ‘inclusive, free, fair’ elections at an early date and rejected claims of external interference as a diversion from domestic challenges.