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Election run successful Bangladesh volition commencement from January 22 amidst choky security, a elder authoritative said connected Wednesday (January 14, 2026).
Bangladesh volition clasp the wide elections connected February 12, its archetypal since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League authorities successful a convulsive student-led protestation successful August 2024.
According to the revised predetermination schedule, appeals against returning officers’ decisions volition beryllium settled betwixt January 10 and 18, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
The deadline for withdrawal of candidacy is January 20, 2026. Returning officers volition people the last database of candidates and allocate electoral symbols connected January 21, 2026.
Election campaigning volition statesman connected January 22 and volition proceed until 7.30 a.m. connected February 10. Voting volition instrumentality spot connected February 12, from 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., the Dhaka Tribune reported.
The Election Commission (EC) volition besides statesman grooming much than 8,00,000 presiding and adjunct presiding officers from January 22 arsenic portion of preparations for the wide elections scheduled to beryllium held connected February 12 alongside a referendum.
The grooming programme volition proceed until February 7, said Muhammad Hasanuzzaman, manager wide of the Election Training Institute (ETI) connected Wednesday (January 14, 2026).
On Tuesday (January 13, 2026), Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus reaffirmed his government’s committedness to clasp the wide predetermination and the referendum arsenic scheduled connected February 12, nary substance who says what.
“No substance who says what, the predetermination volition beryllium held connected February 12—not a time before, not a time after,” the main advisor said, adding that the ballot would beryllium free, just and peaceful and held successful a festive atmosphere.
The main advisor made the remarks erstwhile 2 erstwhile elder United States diplomats—Albert Gombis and Morse Tan, some of whom served during the Donald Trump administration— met him astatine the State Guest House Jamuna successful Dhaka connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026) night.
Yunus said determination had been a flood of fake quality to deliberately dispersed disorder surrounding the elections, but stressed that the interim authorities remained steadfast successful its committedness to holding the polls connected February 12 and handing implicit powerfulness to an elected authorities erstwhile the results are announced.
He said the interim authorities would stay wholly neutral during the elections, ensuring an unbiased medication and a level playing tract for each governmental parties.
