Bangladesh's interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has announced that national elections will take place in February 2026. His statement came during a major event marking one year since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government,

The anniversary culminated with Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate presiding over Bangladesh’s democratic overhaul, announcing that he would write to the chief election commissioner requesting that national elections be arranged before Ramadan in February.

In a televised address, Muhammad Yunus said he would request the Election Commission to organise the vote before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.View on euronews