Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for "complete security" at polling centres for the country's general elections set to take place in February 2026, stressing the need to make the polls "free, fair and peaceful", a media report said on Sunday.

The interim government head made the remarks on Saturday at a high-level meeting at the state guest house Jamuna here, reported the state-run Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).

"We must guarantee complete security at all polling centres, no matter the cost. Our goal is to make the February election the most free, fair, and peaceful in the country's history," Yunus was quoted as saying. The polls next year would be the 13th Parliamentary elections.