Election will be held between December and June: Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed that the next general election will be held between December this year and June next year.

The Chief Adviser said this while addressing the nation on the occasion of Independence Day and upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr.

In his speech broadcasted live by state-run Bangladesh Television (BTV) and Bangladesh Betar, he said the interim government is committed to holding the most free, fair and acceptable election in the country's history.

“We want the next election to be the most free, fair and acceptable one in the history of Bangladesh,” he said. 

The Election Commission (EC) has started taking all-out preparations, the Chief Adviser said and hoped the political parties will begin preparations with great enthusiasm to join the next polls.

Prof Yunus said the National Consensus Commission has already started its work, while letters have been sent to 38 political parties with 166 recommendations and full reports from six reform commissions constituted earlier by the interim government. 

Polls to be held sometime between December this year and June next year: CA
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus addressed the nation this evening. Photo: PID

DHAKA, March 25, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today reiterated that the polls would be held sometime between December this year and June next year.

"We want the next polls to be the most free, fair and acceptable one in the history of Bangladesh," he said while addressed the nation this evening to convey greetings on the occasion of the Independence Day and the holy Eid-ul-Fitr. 

He said the interim government is committed to holding the most free, fair and acceptable election in the country's history.

The Election Commission (EC) has started taking all-out preparations, the Chief Adviser said and hoped the political parties will begin preparations with great enthusiasm to join the next polls.

Prof Yunus said the National Consensus Commission has already started its work, while letters have been sent to 38 political parties with 166 recommendations and full reports from six reform commissions constituted earlier by the interim government. 

The July Charter will be prepared on the basis of the issues the political parties would agree on, he added.