Archive · 12 Dec 2025
Bangladesh Sets February 2026 Election Date
Bangladesh is going to have a big vote called a parliamentary election on February 12, 2026.
The head of the Election Commission, AMM Nasir Uddin, told everyone the exact date on December 11th.
At the same time, there will be a vote on some new rules for the country called the July National Charter 2025.
The current leader of Bangladesh is Muhammad Yunus, who took over after the old leader, Sheikh Hasina, left.
The party that many people think will win the election is the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Khaleda Zia.
But another party, the Awami League, which used to be in charge, can't join the election and says they might cause trouble if they're not allowed to.
There are also other parties like Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party, each with different ideas about how to run the country.
The election will be the first since Sheikh Hasina was forced to leave the country in August 2024.
Bangladesh’s Election Commission announced the 13th national parliamentary election will be held on February 12, 2026.
The elections will cover all 300 parliamentary constituencies and will be the first since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster in August 2024.
A simultaneous national referendum on the July National Charter 2025, which proposes political and governance reforms, will also be held.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is seen as the frontrunner in the upcoming polls.
The Awami League, led by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been banned from contesting in the elections.
- Who
- Bangladesh’s Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin
- What
- Announcement of the parliamentary election date and a simultaneous national referendum
- When
- December 11, 2024, at 6:00 PM local time (1200 GMT)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Why
- To inform the public about the schedule of the upcoming parliamentary elections and referendum
- Election Date
- February 12, 2026
- Election Commission Announcement Date
- December 11, 2024
- Number of Parliamentary Constituencies
- 300
- Interim Government Leader
- Muhammad Yunus
- Frontrunner Party
- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)
- Banned Party
- Awami League
- Referendum Topic
- July National Charter 2025
- Population
- 173 million
- Registered Voters
- 127 million
- First-Time Voters
- More than 4 million
- Key Issues
- Restoring democracy, economic stability, ties with India, corruption, judicial independence, freedom of the press
Sources
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