Prof Yunus holds talks with Jamaat leaders

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday held a meeting with the leaders of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and discussed the country’s overall current situation and the upcoming national election, scheduled to take place in February next year.

Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan and National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman were also present at the meeting held at the state guesthouse Jamuna in the afternoon.

The four-member delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami was led by its Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher. Its other members were Jamaat Secretary General Prof Mia Golam Porwar, and Assistant Secretaries General Rafiqul Islam Khan and Hamidur Rahman Azad.

The Chief Adviser will also hold talks with the leaders of National Citizen Party this evening before the meeting with BNP.

Earlier, the scheduled meeting with the BNP was rescheduled from 3:00pm to 7:30pm today, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder on Sunday.

The interim government on Saturday reaffirmed in its strongest terms that the national election will be held on time, in the first half of February 2026.

“This is the solemn commitment of the interim government to the people of Bangladesh. All conspiracies, obstructions, or attempts to delay or derail the election will be firmly resisted by the interim government and our democracy-loving patriotic people,” said the government in a statement.

The government said the will of people shall prevail and no evil force will be allowed to undermine the ‘march to democracy’.

The interim government called for unity among all political and social forces that took part in the July Uprising. “This unity is essential to protect the gains of our struggle, to resist all conspiracies against the people’s mandate, and to ensure our successful transition to democracy,” it said.