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.