Bangladesh's Yunus Signals February Vote After Political Talks
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has indicated that a national election could take place as early as the week before Ramadan begins in February, should reforms advance sufficiently in the coming months.
The remarks, released in a joint statement from Yunus's office, follow a meeting in London with Tarique Rahman, acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the South Asian nation's main political party.
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Bangladesh's Yunus Signals February Vote After Political Talks
Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus has indicated that a national election could take place as early as the week before Ramadan begins in February, should reforms advance sufficiently in the coming months. The remarks, released in a joint statement from Yunus's office, follow a meeting in London with Tarique Rahman, acting chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, the South Asian nation's main political party.
