As Jamaat-e-Islami, the biggest rival of the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party, trails far behind amid the ongoing vote count, the party tried until the last moment to woo voters in its favour, even by offering religious assurances as well as money. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party leader Shafiqur Rahman reacts after casting his vote at a … Read more
Long overshadowed by the towering legacies of his parents and having spent nearly two decades in the political wilderness of London after grave corruption charges forced him out of Dhaka, Tarique Rahman has finally stepped into the centre of the Bangladeshi stage. Tarique Rahman, son of former PM Khaleda Zia and chairman of the Bangladesh … Read more
Pakistan welcomed the outcome of Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections, with the nation’s top leadership congratulating Tarique Rahman, the chief of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he extended warm felicitations to Rahman on leading the BNP to a resounding victory and congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the successful conduct of … Read more
Krishna Nandi, the lone Hindu candidate fielded by Jamaat-e-Islami (JMI), has lost in the Khulna-1 (Botiaghata and Dacope) constituency. Ameer Ejaz Khan from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured the seat with a total of 121,352 votes. Amid the increase in attacks on Hindus, Nandi was fielded on a Jammat ticket in Khulna-1. where another … Read more
Key candidates from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami registered significant victories across multiple constituencies in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections, according to provisional results. Here’s how key BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami candidates fared in the Bangladesh parliamentary elections. Follow live updates here. ALSO READ | BNP sailing to victory in Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman set to be PM … Read more
In the ongoing vote count for Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections — the first since the 2024 ouster of Sheikh Hasina’s entrenched regime after student-led protests — an alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) looks set to form the government. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman during an election campaign rally. (Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters … Read more
Updated on: Feb 13, 2026 6:45:34 AM IST Bangladesh Election Results 2026 LIVE updates: Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chant slogans as they celebrate unofficial news of Tarique Rahman’s win in his constituency in the 13th general election near the party’s Gulshan office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bangladesh election results 2026 LIVE updates: The … Read more
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Tarique Rahman, considered to be the frontrunner for the post of Prime Minister, is leading in his constituency in Dhaka. Tarique Rahman is leading with 38,428 votes in results from 27 centres. (AP) Rahman, 60, who is contesting from the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency, is ahead by a margin of two to … Read more
Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday issued a statement through the Bangladesh Awami League thanking citizens for what she described as rejecting a “so-called election” organised under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus, while alleging widespread irregularities and low voter participation. Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday issued a statement thanking citizens … Read more
Bangladesh is hours away from choosing a new government in the February 12 elections, a move hoped to bring in some political stability, 19 months after the ouster of former Sheikh Hasina as prime minister. The events over the past two years have shown that neither the government nor political parties and prominent figures hold … Read more