News India Live, Digital Desk: The results of the historic general elections held in Bangladesh on 12 February 2026 have changed the direction of the country. Returned after 17 years of exile Tariq Rahman Under the leadership of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a huge majority. With this victory, the Chief Advisor of the Interim Government Professor Muhammad Yunus Discussions have intensified regarding his resignation and his future.
1. Mohammad Yunus’s farewell message: “End of the nightmare”
“Today is the day of independence. We have ended a nightmare and started a new dream,” said an emotional Mohammad Yunus, 85, after voting in Dhaka on election day. Yunus, who took command after the overthrow of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024, has made it clear that his work is now complete.
2. What will Professor Yunus do after leaving the chair?
Yunus has always described himself as a ‘temporary trustee’. His future plans are as follows:
Distance from politics: Yunus has clearly said that he has no desire to be a part of the next elected government. He will not enter active politics.
Return to Social Business: They will again return to their core work, i.e. the global mission of poverty alleviation through micro-credit and ‘Gramin Banks’.
International role: He was also involved in the design of the Paris Olympics 2024 and will now promote his vision of the ‘Three Zeros’ (zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration, and zero unemployment) globally.
3. Coronation of Tariq Rehman: Got a ‘male’ PM after 35 years
This is a big change in the history of Bangladesh. For the last 35 years, the power of the country was rotating between two women (Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia).
overwhelming majority: According to initial results, BNP and its allies have won out of 300 more than 200 seats By winning, he has achieved two-thirds majority.
Win on two seats: Tariq Rehman has registered a landslide victory from both the constituencies Dhaka-17 and Bogra-6.
Greetings from India and the world: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif have congratulated Tariq Rehman on this “decisive victory”.
4. Yunus’s legacy: ‘July Charter’ and constitutional reform
Even though Yunus is leaving office, he has left behind a new system. brought by ‘July Charter’ And the proposal to amend the Constitution (which includes setting limits on the tenure of the PM) will form the foundation of the new Bangladesh.
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