Bangladesh has officially announced the schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Election and a nationwide constitutional referendum, both set to take place on 12 February 2026.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin announced the schedule in a televised address to the nation on Thursday evening.

According to the CEC, voting will be held in all 300 constituencies on February 12, alongside a referendum on the July National Charter—Constitutional Reform Implementation Order 2025.

The deadline for submission of nomination papers is 29 December, while the scrutiny of nominations will be conducted from 30 December to 4 January.
The last date for filing appeals against returning officers’ decisions is 11 January, with the Election Commission set to dispose of the appeals between 12 and 18 January.
The withdrawal deadline for candidates is 20 January, and the final candidate list and symbol allocation will be issued on 21 January.

Election campaigning will run from 22 January until 48 hours before polling, ending at 7:30 a.m. on 10 February.

The CEC added that voting will take place continuously from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with the voting period extended by one hour this year.
The ballot papers will be black and white for the parliamentary election and pink for the referendum. This marks the first time in Bangladesh’s history that a national election and a referendum will be held on the same day.

His speech was pre-recorded on Wednesday evening by state broadcasters BTV and Bangladesh Betar.

Following the student–public uprising on 5 August 2024, the Awami League government was removed from power. On 8 August, the interim government led by Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus assumed office. Ahead of its first anniversary, during the commemoration of the July 2025 Uprising Day, the Chief Adviser announced that the national election would be held in early February.

Later, a referendum on the July Charter was approved, and on 13 November, the Chief Adviser confirmed that the referendum would be held on the same day as the general election.