DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he would ask the election commission to hold a national election next February.

Bangladeshs Chief Advisers Office has formally requested the Election Commission to hold National Parliament elections before Ramadan in February 2026, stressing the need for free, fair, peaceful, and festive polls with full government support,

Bangladesh ’s interim leader announced Tuesday that the parliamentary election will be in February, as the country marked a year since a student-led uprising led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.