Dhaka, Jan. 12 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged to put in place safeguards to ensure that what he described as "election robbery" can never happen again, after a high-level inquiry concluded that the country's last three national elections were systematically manipulated to keep the Awami League in power.

The findings were submitted on Monday afternoon to Yunus at the state guest house, Jamuna, by the National Election Investigation Commission, which examined the parliamentary elections of 2014, 2018, and 2024.

The commission was headed by former judge Justice Shamim Hasnain and included lawyers, academics, and senior legal professionals.

According to the report, the 2014 election was "entirely staged and pre-plann...