Published on : 24 Sep 2025, 3:14 am

New Delhi: Chief advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, during his meeting with US special envoy on South Asia Sergio Gor, ensured that elections in his country would be free and fair. Yunus said that the elections would be held in February 2026; the country is fully prepared for it, he also told Gor.

While Yunus may have assured Gor about the elections, there is hardly any optimism among the political class and the people of Bangladesh about free and fair elections. Reports by the Indian Intelligence agencies say that there is a likelihood of widespread violence ahead of the elections because none of the parties are confident about the manner in which the polls would be conducted.

Indian officials say that the problem i

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