Bangladesh's interim leader and Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has announced that national elections will take place in February 2026. His statement came during a major event marking one year since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government,

Bangladesh’s interim leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, said Tuesday that the country’s parliamentary election would be held in February. In a televised address to the nation, Yunus said he would request the Election Commission to organize the election in February 2025.

Muhammad Yunus announced, on August 5, that Bangladesh will hold its first elections since the fall of Sheikh Hasina before February.