Next polls will be free and fair, CA assures UK MP

BSS
Published On: 04 Jan 2025, 18:40

DHAKA, Dec 4, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus today assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair.

"People could not vote in the last three elections. There were a fake parliament, fake MPs, and a fake speaker," he told Huq as she called on the Chief Advisor at the state guest house Jamuna here. 

"The whole country has now got their voices back. Their voice was taken away forcibly," said Prof Yunus.

Huq enquired about the tentative date for the next general election, the reform initiatives undertaken by the Interim Government of Bangladesh, and the participation process of political parties.

"I am really encouraged by seeing Bangladesh: 2," said Huq.

Prof Yunus told her that there are two possible timelines for the next general election: December 2025 or mid-2026. 

"The election date depends on how much reform people want," he said.

Huq expressed her willingness to return to Bangladesh to observe the next general election.

Prof Yunus explained to Huq what led to the July mass uprising and the repression of the people during the regime of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

James Goldman, deputy high commissioner and development director of the British High Commission in Dhaka, was also present on the occasion.

Earlier, Huq was part of a UK business delegation that held a meeting with Special Envoy to Chief Advisor Lutfey Siddiqi, BIDA Chairman Ashik Mahmud Chowdhury, and Senior Secretary for SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed over trade and investment in Bangladesh.

A delegation from UKBCCI is currently on a three-day visit to Bangladesh.
UKBCCI Chairman Iqbal Ahmed OBE and UKBCCI President M G Moula Mia are leading the delegation.

Siddiqi invited British businessmen and women, including people of Bangladesh origin, to invest in the country, saying the Interim Government has undertaken sweeping reforms to attract foreign direct investment.
 

  • Latest
  • Most Viewed
Over a dozen Australian suncreams pulled over safety concerns
No more signs of life in Indonesia school collapse: rescuers
Planes collide on runway at New York's LaGuardia airport
Skipper Scott Barrett returns as All Blacks change six for Wallabies Test
Renowned British chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
West Indies win toss, opt to bat against India in 1st Test
Philippine quake death toll rises to 72
CA condoles death of his friend world renowned zoologist Dr Jane
Elon Musk halfway to becoming world's first trillionaire: report
Haaland scores twice but Man City denied by Monaco in Champions League
১০