Yunus sticks to December timeline for polls, rejects BNP’s call to hold vote earlier – The Times of India

DHAKA: Brushing aside BNP‘s demand to hold the national elections by August this year, Bangladesh’s interim government, led by chief adviser Muhammad Yunus, has remained firm on its previously announced election timeline, confirming that the polls will take place in December.The “confirmation” came shortly after the meeting on Monday between Yunus and a BNP delegation…

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Won’t allow Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League in Bangladesh polls: Yunus’ aide – The Times of India

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina‘s Awami League would not be allowed to participate in elections, a key adviser of Muhammad Yunus’ interim govt said on Saturday.“The elections will be contested among pro-Bangladesh groups only,” said Mahfuz Alam, a top leader of the Anti-Discrimination Movement, which spearheaded the mass uprising that toppled Hasina’s Awami…

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Bangladesh interim govt in a fix over Awami League inclusion in polls – Times of India

DHAKA: With growing pressure for early elections in Bangladesh, the Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt is in a dilemma over banning Awami League from participating in politics and elections, according to political insiders. While the student leaders who spearheaded the July-Aug uprising are advocating the exclusion of Awami League from the political arena, Bangladesh Nationalist Party…

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