12/02/2026
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Bangladesh elections: BNP set for victory in landmark vote
Kate Hairsine | Shakeel Sobhan with AP, AFP, Reuters, dpa
Published 19 hours agoPublished 19 hours agolast updated 29 minutes agolast updated 29 minutes ago
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party seemed set for parliamentary majority, according to an early count by the local Ekattor TV station. This is the first general election since the fall of Sheikh Hasina. Follow DW for more.
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Tarique Rahman, the head of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, waves while surrounded by security, reporters and supporters
BNP chief Tarique Rahman is most likely to become the next leader of Bangladesh if his party wins
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BNP insiders hail strong result as vote count continues
Senior figures inside the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) hailed the party's strong showing as results continue to roll in.
Early data showed that the BNP had won more than half of the seats in the 300-seat parliament.
âWith the peopleâs love, BNP will form the government with two-thirds majority," Mahdi Amin, an adviser to party leader Tarique Rahman, told reporters.
"Based on constituency-wise results and unofficial data, weâre confident of our victory."
BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury described the result as a "landslide."
"Of course, BNP is winning, the majority of course, and it would even be a landslide victory," he said.
"Winning two-thirds of the seats is called a landslide victory, I think we would cross âthe 200-seat limit."
People in Bangladesh watching the election results on TVPeople in Bangladesh watching the election results on TV
The vote count continued well into the night
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party seemed set for parliamentary majority, according to an early count by the local Ekattor TV station. This is the first general election since the fall of Sheikh Hasina. Follow DW for more.