UNB, Dhaka

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said political parties have no doubt anymore that the next national election will be held in February 2026.

“The Chief Adviser’s speech at the United Nations on the election was quite strong, and from what he has said in recent days about it, we, the political parties, have no doubt anymore, and we are convinced that the election will be held in February 2026,” he said.

Fakhrul made the remarks while talking to reporters at a hotel in New York on Friday afternoon.

Earlier in the day, he was seen standing beside Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus while he delivered his speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

Replying to a question about Jamaat-e-Islami’s campaign for proportional representation (PR), he said BNP’s stance is clear. “We are not in favour of PR in the lower house, and we have also not spoken about PR in the upper house. These are issues we can discuss and resolve later.”