Big announcement

 It’s a big announcement by the Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said on Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026 (“Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026,” Dec.16, Gulf Today website).

According to the report, pressure has been growing on Nobel Peace Prize winner Yunus — appointed the country's “chief adviser” after the student-led uprising that toppled ex-premier Sheikh Hasina — to set a date.

I think it’s a wise decision taken by the Muhammad Yunus to announce the general election in Bangladesh will take place in 2025 or 2026. A number of Bangladeshi people have sacrificed their precious lives during the protest against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to bring about true democracy in the country.

Abdul Qayum,

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