Staff Reporter :
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that the latest Innovision Survey has once again confirmed that the interim government enjoys broad-based public support, with approval ratings approaching 80 percent more than a year after assuming office.
In a post from his verified Facebook account, Shafiqul described the findings as a “clear testament to the interim government’s effective governance and its successful stewardship of an economic recovery that is nearly unprecedented in the current global context.”
The survey was carried out by Innovision Consulting, a global management consulting firm, and its findings were released earlier in the day at a roundtable discussion titled “People’s Election Pulse Survey, Round 2: Report Launch”, held at the Azimur Rahman Conference Hall of The Daily Star Centre in the capital.
In his statement, Shafiqul dismissed criticism from what he called “discredited economists” who, he said, rely on selective data to promote “alarmist” narratives.
“Bangladesh is firmly back in business,” he wrote, pointing to rising exports, growing imports, a stable exchange rate, and a resilient balance of payments. He also noted that official crime statistics demonstrate that the law-and-order situation remains under control.
Equally significant, the press secretary added, is the survey’s finding that 95 percent of respondents intend to participate in the upcoming February 2026 general election.
“This is not only a strong signal of confidence in the credibility and inclusiveness of the electoral process, but also a reflection of a broader national sentiment: the Bangladeshi people have decisively moved on from the BAL (Bangladesh Awami League) era-despite the noise from certain YouTubers who once gave cover to crimes against humanity,” Shafiqul wrote.
Calling the February polls a “defining moment in the nation’s democratic journey,” he stressed that the survey-reportedly the largest of its kind conducted in the past 14 months-provides compelling evidence of both the government’s popularity and the people’s readiness to engage in the electoral process.
Political analysts at the roundtable observed that such high levels of approval and voter intent, if reflected at the ballot box, could set a new benchmark for Bangladesh’s democratic consolidation under the transitional framework introduced after the 2024 July Uprising.
