National election to be held in first half of April: Chief Adviser

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has declared that the national election will be held on any day in the first half of April 2026. 

The Chief Adviser made the announcement while addressing the nation on Friday (June 6) evening on the occasion of the holy Eid ul-Azha.

“Based on this announcement, the Election Commission will provide a detailed roadmap for the election at an appropriate time,” he said.

 “I have repeatedly said that this election will be held between December and June next year. The government is doing whatever is necessary to create an environment conducive to the election in the country during this period,” he said.

“We took responsibility on the basis of these three mandates: reform, justice and elections. In that regard, I believe that we will be able to reach to an acceptable position in terms of reform and justice by the next Eid al-Fitr.”

A major responsibility of this government is to hold an election in a clean, festive, peaceful, and massively participated atmosphere so that the country does not fall into a new crisis in the future, said the Chief Adviser.

Yunus said, “I know that there is great interest among political parties and the public to know when the next national election will be held. It is important to remember here that as long as the country plunged into deep crises since independence was due to flawed elections. Through repeated accumulation of power through flawed election, a political party turned into a barbaric fascist.”

The Chief Adviser said those who organized those elections were identified as criminals by the nation. The party that came to power through such elections was also hated by the people, he added.

He said the next election is not just about holding peaceful election rather it is an election to build a 'New Bangladesh', as aspired by the students and common masses. 

“In this election, there will be only known parties. They will have their known symbols. But the voter has to find out who the candidates behind this symbol are ready to build a 'New Bangladesh' for you. How committed they are?” he said.