Thousands of exultant Bangladeshis gathered in Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of mass protests that toppled Sheikh Hasina, as the interim government unveiled a roadmap for democratic reform with a national election next year.

The Bangladeshi government and major political parties are celebrating on Tuesday the first anniversary of last year’s mass uprising that toppled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. More than a month of student-led violent protests ousted Hasina on4.

Bangladesh is marking the first anniversary of the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a student-led uprising. Interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said its spirit would build

Bangladesh ’s interim leader announced Tuesday that the parliamentary election will be in February, as the country marked a year since a student-led uprising led to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh interim leader Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he would ask the election commission to hold a national election next February. (Reporting by Dhaka bureau; Editing by Kevin Liffey) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

The anniversary culminated with Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate presiding over Bangladesh’s democratic overhaul, announcing that he would write to the chief election commissioner requesting that national elections be arranged before Ramadan in February.