Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Thursday, amidst mounting anticipation over the national election timeline and subtle shifts in the government’s electoral stance.
The meeting took place at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital in the afternoon, confirmed Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.
While framed as a routine interaction, political analists say, the timing and political backdrop lend the meeting deeper significance.
The interim government had earlier indicated an intention to hold national elections by April 2026, citing the need for wide-ranging electoral and institutional reforms. However, that position was sharply contested by the BNP, which demanded elections by December 2025.
The deadlock appeared to shift following Professor Yunus’s widely discussed meeting with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London earlier this month. Both camps say the Chief Adviser tentatively agreed to an electoral timeline not later than mid-February 2026.
In this evolving context, Thursday’s meeting between the CEC and the Chief Adviser signals coordination efforts ahead of the formal announcement of the election schedule.
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has previously acknowledged the delicate balance between the commission’s constitutional independence and the practical need for executive support.
Speaking to reporters recently, he said: The Election Commission is independent in its functions, but in reality, we require the government’s cooperation in administrative and security matters to hold a credible election.
He also admitted that the timing of the polls would, to some extent, be influenced by the government’s stance, given the current context in which an interim administration is in place.
“We can propose, but the election timeframe will ultimately reflect the government’s readiness and national consensus,” he said on June 15.
Analysts see Thursday’s meeting as a step toward solidifying that consensus, as both the EC and the interim administration seek to assure stakeholders, domestic and international, of their commitment to an inclusive and peaceful transition.