Bangladeshi elections: Bangladesh will head for the vote in early April 2026 for the first time since the mass rebellion overthrew last year, the interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Friday.
“I refer to the citizens of the country that the elections will take place every day in the first half of April 2026,” said Yunus, 84 -year -old winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, which leads the government of the administrator, in a speech with a nation.
In 2024, Bangladesh plunged into political unrest when extensive protests went through the nation, leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August, which is currently in India.
India had previously called for early organization of free, righteous and inclusive elections in Bangladesh, and at the same time raised concerns about the prohibition of the league of Sheikh Hasina in the neighboring country.
Electoral Plan for Bangladeshi surveys
Yunus announced about the elections during the television address for the nation on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. He added that the Election Commission will soon come up with a detailed electoral plan.
“After reviewing ongoing reforms related to justice, administration and election process, I announce today the nation that the next national elections will take place every day in the first half of April 2026,” Yunus said.
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Last month, Muhammad Yunus announced during his visit to Japan that other national elections would take place “anytime between December and June next year”.
Bangladesh ex-PM Sheikh Hasina defendant of the accusations of mass murder
Muhammed Yunase announcement for Bangladeshi polls also comes a week after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasin formally accused the international crime accused of international crime international international international crimes.
The three judge of the bench Iict realized the accusation after the prosecutors accused Hasin and her former colleagues of using brutal power against the protesters.
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