Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus announced plans for national elections before Ramadan in February, following a year marked by a mass uprising against the government of Sheikh Hasina. Rallies were held in Dhaka to celebrate what many termed the country's second liberation. Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, emphasized the need for reform and articulated the government's commitment to ensure free and peaceful elections, countering Hasina's legacy of human rights abuses and political repression.
Yunus announced that he would write to the chief election commissioner requesting that national elections be arranged before Ramadan in February, marking the transition to an elected government.
After mass protests against Sheikh Hasina's rule led to her overthrow, Bangladesh is now poised to hold its first national elections in February, amidst new democratic reforms.
Yunus emphasized the importance of having the elections be free, peaceful, and celebratory, as the government aims to support a democratic transition.
On the anniversary of the uprising, rallies and prayer sessions were held in Dhaka, marking what many called Bangladesh's second liberation since independence from Pakistan in 1971.
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