New Delhi: India called upon Bangladesh’s caretaker administration to facilitate “inclusive, fair and free elections at an early date,” a suggestion voiced amid escalating demands from various political factions for polls by December and widespread unrest among government employees.

This diplomatic intervention comes amid New Delhi’s growing discontent with the interim government, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, and the palpable political uncertainty gripping Bangladesh.

The political landscape in Bangladesh is marked by conflicting timelines for the upcoming general election. While the Bangladesh Army and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), under former premier Khaleda Zia, are pushing for polls by December, Yunus has indicated a much later schedule, suggesting elections could be held as late as June 2026, after a period of implementing reforms,........

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