Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that next national polls will be held within June 2026.

The interim government is not mandated to oversee local elections. Its primary responsibility is to conduct parliamentary elections.

Scenarios point towards a December-January election

Unless the interim government issues a roadmap to the next election in two to three months, the BNP may take to the streets in March or April next year, say top leaders of the party.

The quality of the January 7 election in Bangladesh was undermined by incidents of state, ruling party and opposition violence, said the US-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) and International Republican Institute (IRI).

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said no powerful country could interfere in the January 7 national election as India stood beside Bangladesh.

Who will form the opposition is still a matter of speculation.

"Every scoundrel wants to be a poet; ants are hell-bent on flying / The jungle's tusked boars lay claim to the highest throne."

The EC has repeatedly said one thing and did something other than that, if not the opposite.

Can anyone be blamed for concluding that the EC is partisan and incapable of performing impartially and independently?

With the elections just four months away, there are hardly any campaigns.

National election Bangladesh: As the election is getting nearer, the possibility of a nightmarish pre-election period is driving fear and panic among the people.

The proportional system can ensure the robust presence of contending political parties in parliament and thus allay the fear of becoming marginalised.

The rift within the local Awami League has put its mayor nominee for Barishal city in a tight spot, while the party ticket holder in Khulna city should have an easy run since he has no strong opponents. 

The US embassy in Bangladesh has issued an alert fearing an escalation of violence ahead of the next national elections and advised its citizens to remain vigilant

Foreign Minister Momen’s meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony J Blinken was understandably a delicate one.

The Awami League envisions a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041, seeking to build a country that would be cost-effective, sustainable, innovative and knowledge-based.