Sixty-five percent of the people favour local government elections before the next national polls under the interim government, a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics study has found

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.

The US yesterday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections next year or in early 2026

Focus on parliamentary elections now, no immediate plans for local elections

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday said it may be possible to hold the next general election at the end of 2025 or in the first half of 2026.

BNP leaders welcomed Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’s announcement on the timeline of national elections but urged a clear and actionable roadmap.

Earlier, Yunus said it may be possible to hold the next national elections at the end of 2025 or the first half of 2026

Party secretary general says in reaction of CA's address

The chief adviser highlights voting rights and electoral reforms

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that elections will be held very soon, reflecting the will of the people

In a major development, the interim government yesterday formed a six-member search committee led by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, to constitute a new Election Commission.

A day after commenting on the possibility of the next election being held in 2025, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul today clarified that only the chief adviser of the interim government has the authority to make such an announcement

National election to be held after state reforms

Law Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next parliamentary polls may take place by 2025 after the completion of preparations, including the formation of a new Election Commission through a search committee.

The debates about Bangladesh's forthcoming constitution have been lively, involving many participants.

No specific timeframe was proposed by anyone in the government until now

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, said he was happy with the army chief’s timeline for elections within 18 months, though it was later than expected, but warned that genuine reform and polls were impossible without her party.

"If you ask me, then I will say 18 months should be the time frame by which we should enter into a democratic process," he said

Having analysed the drivers of democratic transitions in the context of Bangladesh, on balance, we may still be on track to beat the odds.

Chief adviser tells foreign diplomats; ‘I must succeed as there’s no other option’