The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday said that it is set to form the government as vote counting is underway for the 13th parliamentary elections in the country.
According to the Dhaka Tribune, early morning vote counting showed BNP winning 151 constituencies so far. It further mentioned that the initial trends indicated Jamaat-e-Islami would emerge as the main opposition, securing 43 seats.
Rahman has been unofficially declared elected from the Bogura-6 (Sadar) constituency after securing a decisive victory over his nearest rival, as per Daily Star.
People queued at polling stations nationwide for the 13th Parliamentary Election and constitutional referendum, with the two major political stakeholders, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, making contrasting claims as polling concluded
In a statement, Nasreen warned against what she described as the "Islamist threat" posed by Jamaat, while cautioning that the BNP would face "very serious challenges" if either of them came to power.
As voting continues to take place at 42,651 centres across Bangladesh, the Election Commission recorded a 32.88 per cent voter turnout, as reported by the Daily Star on Thursday.
The election is widely viewed as a defining moment for the country's future, particularly given the absence of the Awami League, a party that has ruled four times but is not participating in the current electoral process.
Khaleduz Zaman, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate, who is running against BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, said, "The situation is not good because without a polling agent, in a separate room, someone is sealing the papers. It is totally disappointing. I have seen this in some places. We were hopeful
Senior political analyst Chris Blackburn, speaking to ANI, described the current period as transformative. "Well, I think what we're seeing in Bangladesh, it's a historic sort of generational shift," he said. "We've seen obviously that Sheikh Hasina fell in 2024, but we've also seen the deat
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Tarique Rahman on Thursday said that his party would work towards women empowerment once they form the government. He also called people to come out and vote in large numbers as the country goes into the 13th parliamentary elections.