A pervasive sense of mistrust, fuelled more by political calculation than by reality, has paralysed the charter’s progress.

If AI is misused, the fallout could be sweeping and unpredictable.

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus yesterday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to holding a free, fair, transparent, and festive general election in early February next year, ahead of Ramadan.

The trend of settling old scores about “who did what” decades ago should be seen as a distraction from the huge challenges facing any incoming government.

The government will carry out key administrative reshuffles ahead of the upcoming national election and will provide specialised training to around 150,000 police personnel to ensure proper execution of polls duties.

Only credible and experienced observers will be allowed to monitor the polls, he says

People don’t want to see politics being hogged by time-tested politicians who have failed people’s expectations time and again.

Among the priorities for the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections is the long-overdue enfranchisement of approximately 10 million Bangladeshi expatriates.

Abdul Moyeen Khan, a member of BNP's highest decision-making body, in an interview with Reuters says his party wants elections this year

Survey says BNP leads with 41.7%, but data is from a fraction of total sample.

Around 58 percent of participants in a recent survey said they want the national elections to be held before the end of this year.

If voted to power, the BNP would form a government of national unity and ensure representation from the parties that would participate in the polls and those who protested against the last autocratic regime, said the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday.

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