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Bangladesh interim government head signals possible early election

Bangladesh interim government head signals possible early election

Deccan Heralda day ago

Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel peace laureate who has led an interim government since August, was responding to a suggestion from Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, who urged the vote be held before Ramadan, which begins in mid-February 2026.

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