Interim govt to hold free, festive polls in Feb, CA tells European lawmakers - The

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today reaffirmed his government's commitment to holding a free, fair, transparent, and festive general election in the first half of February next year. He made the remarks during a meeting with a delegation of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) led by Mounir Satouri at the State Guest House Jamuna in the city. "We have already announced the timeline for the election. It will be held in early February, just before Ramadan," the Chief Adviser told the visiting delegation. Professor Yunus noted growing enthusiasm among the public, particularly the youth, as student body elections have resumed in universities after years - some after more than three decades. "The general election will be peaceful, clean, transparent,...