The BNP yesterday demanded that the interim government arrange the next national election by August this year in the country’s best interest.
The BNP wants the national election by the middle of this year and local government polls afterwards.
There is a public perception that the interim government is intentionally delaying the election process, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday said reforms without consensus and elections without reforms would not be able to take Bangladesh forward.
The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to recommend an investigation into irregularities during the last three national polls held under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Leaders of the 12-party alliance, who previously organised joint movements with the BNP against the former Awami League government, have expressed support for the BNP’s position on holding the next parliamentary elections by 2025.
The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026
The BNP expressed its disappointment yesterday over the absence of a specific date for the next parliamentary polls in the chief adviser’s recent address to the nation.
The next parliamentary polls are expected to take place by June 30, 2026, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser.
The BNP yesterday demanded that the interim government arrange the next national election by August this year in the country’s best interest.
The BNP wants the national election by the middle of this year and local government polls afterwards.
There is a public perception that the interim government is intentionally delaying the election process, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus yesterday said reforms without consensus and elections without reforms would not be able to take Bangladesh forward.
The Electoral Reform Commission is likely to recommend an investigation into irregularities during the last three national polls held under ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Leaders of the 12-party alliance, who previously organised joint movements with the BNP against the former Awami League government, have expressed support for the BNP’s position on holding the next parliamentary elections by 2025.
The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026
The BNP expressed its disappointment yesterday over the absence of a specific date for the next parliamentary polls in the chief adviser’s recent address to the nation.
The next parliamentary polls are expected to take place by June 30, 2026, said Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary to the chief adviser.
Focus on parliamentary elections now, no immediate plans for local elections
