Try GOLD - Free
B’desh to hold polls on Feb 12 for 1st time after Hasina’s exit
Hindustan Times Pune
|December 12, 2025
Bangladesh will hold the general elections on February 12, its first since the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government in a violent student-led protest in August 2024, the Press Trust of India reported.
“Voting will take place on February 12, 2026, from 7:30am to 4:30pm,” chief election commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said in an address to the nation on Thursday. A referendum will simultaneously be held on the voting day, February 12, to elicit public opinion on a series of reform proposals of the chief adviser Muhammad Yunus-led ‘National Consensus Commission.
‘The announcement came a day after the CEC met President Mohammed Shahabuddin, who assured him “optimum support and cooperation” to conduct the general elections in a “free, fair and meaningful” manner. “Bangladesh’s democratic journey has crossed an important milestone, strengthening the new path the nation has taken after the historic mass uprising,” Yunus said.
This story is from the December 12, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Pune.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Pune
Hindustan Times Pune
Indian banks resume bullion imports after GST clarity
MUMBAI: Indian banks have resumed gold and silver imports after a hiatus that stretched for more than a month by agreeing to pay a 3% customs levy that earlier prompted lenders to halt shipments, trade and government sources told Reuters.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Vance or Rubio? Trump polls WH attendees on 2028 presidential race
US President Donald Trump sought to project Vice President J D Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as a perfect team for the presidential elections in 2028.
1 min
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
9% conviction rate in Pb sacrilege cases since 15
Since 2015, Punjab’s courts tried 438 cases involving sacrilege, with only five resulting in the maximum three-year term for the crime, according to police data -- with the 1.14% success rate being proffered by the state as rationale for the controversial new sacrilege law that came into effect April 20.
2 mins
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Reading the tea leaves on the Xi-Trump meet
US President Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing on May 14 for a two-day meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping—the first visit by a sitting US president in nearly a decade.
4 mins
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Rana stars as B'desh down Pakistan in thrilling first Test
Pace bowler Nahid Rana claimed five wickets as Bangladesh trumped Pakistan by 104 runsina rain-hit first Test on Tuesday after a thrilling fifth day of batting collapses.
1 mins
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
Govt rolls out $1.5 billion maritime insurance pool
The pool will enable India to strengthen sovereign control over maritime trade
2 mins
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
'INDIA NEEDS DOMESTIC RISK CAPITAL FOR SELF-RELIANCE'
Finance industry veteran Uday Kotak on Tuesday said India needs to reduce its dependence on foreign capital and focus on building a strong domestic pool of long-term risk capital to achieve true economic self-reliance.
1 min
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
India & Iran: Partners in an uncertain world
Relations between Iran and India are rooted in thousands of years of historical, cultural, and civilisational ties.
3 mins
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
12 Iran-linked individuals, entities sanctioned over China oil sales
The United States on Monday issued sanctions against 12 individuals and entities that it said facilitated the sale and shipment of Iranian oil to China, ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing.
1 min
May 13, 2026
Hindustan Times Pune
An unacceptable breach of faith
For the second time in three years, NTA is embroiled in an NEET paper leak row. This calls for long-term reform
2 mins
May 13, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size