BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to Bangladesh after eye surgery in Thailand and voiced disappointment over the Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s announcement to hold national elections in April 2026. Fakhrul emphasized the BNP’s demand for elections to be held by December this year, expressing that the nation shares the same disappointment. Following the announcement, the BNP’s National Standing Committee met to reaffirm their stance on the December election timeline.