Dhaka, May 22, 2025 (AFP) - Bangladesh army chief wants elections 'by December'

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2025-05-22

Bangladesh's powerful army chief has said the first elections since the country's former leader was ousted in a mass uprising should be held by December, local media reported and military sources confirmed on Thursday. General Waker-Uz-Zaman was reported to have told officers on Wednesday that elections should be held by December this year -- if not earlier, according to Bangladeshi newspapers. The South Asian nation of around 170 million people......

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