YUNUS HAILS “IMPORTANT MILESTONE”
Yunus welcomed the announcement of the election and referendum schedule, describing it as a defining moment for Bangladesh.
“Bangladesh’s democratic journey has crossed an important milestone, strengthening the new path the nation has taken after the historic mass uprising,” he said.
Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is widely seen as the frontrunner, competing alongside the Jamaat-e-Islami party, which has returned to electoral politics after the interim government eased restrictions.
Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh‘s biggest Islamist party, could not contest elections after a 2013 court ruling that its registration as a political party conflicted with the secular constitution.
The National Citizen Party formed by student leaders involved in the 2024 uprising is seen trailing, as it struggles to convert street power into electoral strength.
Source: CNA
