Yunus announced Bangladesh elections by June 2026, ‘Impatient politicians’ pushed to power
Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus has announced that the next national elections will be held between December 2025 and June 2026. His comments came during a visit to Japan, as the pressure on the interim government increases to determine the election date.Speaking at a public event in Tokyo, Younus said elections could be held in early December this year, based on the speed of ongoing reforms. “When the election takes responsibility for an elected government, and we hand it over to them. People are insisting when elections will be held as politicians are very impatient to go to their power seats,” according to The Dhaka Tribune, Yunas said.He said that if the improvements are slow, the vote can be pushed on the latest possible date of June 2026. “Long time cannot continue endlessly. It has to be finished by June 2026.”At the same time, the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) organized a large rally in Dhaka, “restoring political rights of youth” and calls for early elections.BNP acting president Tarik Rahman spoke to London through a video message during the rally. He said that the interim government, which took over after Sheikh Hasina’s resignation, has failed to announce the election date even after 10 months in power.He said, “Excuses are already being made about the national elections. Even after 10 months, the interim government has not announced the election date,” he said.He also stated that in the past, elections were held within three months of taking the post of a caretaker government.
