Dhaka: Bangladesh Chief Advisor Mohammad Yunus and BNP chairman Tarique Rahman have agreed that general elections could take place a week before Ramadan in the second week of February, provided all preparations were completed by then.
The preparations include sufficient progress in electoral reforms and the July Uprising trials.
The BNP chairman, who met the CA in the Dorchester Hotel in London, reportedly expressed satisfaction with the decision, putting both parties on the same page after the BNP came to loggerheads with the interim government over its decision to hold elections in April next year, which they called unfeasible.
The interim government appointed National Security Advisor Khalilur Rahman. briefing media about the meeting between Rahman and Yunus, said it was held in a cordial environment.
“Tarique Rahman proposed to the chief advisor that the national election be held before next year’s Ramadan. The party’s chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia, also believes that holding the election during that time would be good,” Khalilur said, reports Daily Star.
“The chief advisor said that he has already announced that the election will be held in the first half of April next year. If all preparations are completed, the election could be organised in the week before Ramadan in 2026. However, sufficient progress in reforms and judicial matters will need to be achieved within that timeframe”.
