Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he would ask the election commission to hold a national election next February.

The anniversary culminated with Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate presiding over Bangladesh’s democratic overhaul, announcing that he would write to the chief election commissioner requesting that national elections be arranged before Ramadan in February.

Muhammad Yunus urges February 2026 elections before Ramadan, calling for a joyful and inclusive celebration of democracy.