The anniversary culminated with Yunus, the 85-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate presiding over Bangladesh’s democratic overhaul, announcing that he would write to the chief election commissioner requesting that national elections be arranged before Ramadan in February.

During the rally, Yunus read out the "July Declaration", a document that outlines the alleged abuses of the previous government and calls for justice., Asia, Times Now

Bangladesh will hold national elections in February as the interim government comes under pressure to restore political stability following former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s shock ouster last year.