Bangladesh is planning to carry parliamentary elections in late 2025 or the primary half of 2026, its interim chief Muhammad Yunus has mentioned.
Offering particulars on the street map of elections, Yunus mentioned that the timeline for the elections will depend on the suggestions of the Electoral Reform Fee but it surely’ll be doable to carry the elections by the tip of 2025.
In a televised handle on Victory Day, Yunus mentioned “If political consensus dictates that we now have to, and I repeat, ‘must,’ full the election with minimal reforms and an correct voter listing, it might be doable to carry the election by the tip of 2025,” Bloomberg reported.
The interim authorities’s chief advisor additional added that the election fee must be given adequate time in an effort to implement needed suggestions and enhance the electoral course of.
Detailing concerning the potentialities to carry the elections, Yunus mentioned that Bangladesh can go to polls by late 2025 if the voter listing is ready accordingly. Nonetheless, he added that if broader reforms are considered then elections would happen by the primary half of 2026.
In line with a report by The Every day Star, Yunus mentioned “The duty is more difficult this time as a result of voters didn’t take part within the final three elections, and the voter listing has not been verified for over 15 years.”
Bangladesh was thrown right into a political turmoil earlier this 12 months after Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was ousted from the prime ministership and he or she fled the nation to India amid anti-government protests to abolish quotas in civil service jobs.
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