Three days of mass political rallies fill Dhaka streets

Taking a stand: Bangladeshi workers chanting slogans as they participate in a rally to celebrate May Day, in Dhaka. — Reuters

Three days of political rallies began in Bangladesh with rival groups set to stage mass demonstrations in Dhaka, drumming up support for eagerly anti­cipated elections following an uprising last year.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, 84, who has led an interim government since autocratic prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled into exile as crowds stormed her palace in August, has said elections will be held as early as December, and at the latest by mid-2026.