Nahid Islam, convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (National Citizen Party), newly formed by Bangladeshi students, who were at the forefront of last year's protests that ousted then-Prime-Minister Sheikh Hasina, poses for a photo, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh's interim government has been unable to fully ensure public safety and holding a general election this year will be difficult, the head of a newly launched political party told Reuters.
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted last August in the wake of mass, sometimes violent, student-led protests. The interim government, headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, said this month that elections could be held by the end of 2025 although unrest has continued.
