Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 03:53am on 29 May 2025,Thursday International
Bangladesh's political crisis escalated as the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, intensified pressure on interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Tens of thousands of BNP-aligned youth rallied in Dhaka, demanding national elections by December. Addressing the rally virtually from London, BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman accused the government of deliberately stalling the electoral process. He emphasized that "the national election must be held by December" and criticized the administration's "delay tactics" and push for "so-called reforms" as attempts to derail democracy. Rahman highlighted that previous caretaker governments held fair elections within three months, yet over ten months have passed without an announced election date. (PC: News18)
