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BNP racks up five seats in Chattogram

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Five BNP candidates have been declared unofficial winners in Chattogram, as returning officers announced results for five of the district's 16 seats. On Friday, Md Zia Uddin, return... Read More


Seven women elected, but female representation stays below 5%

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Seven women have been elected to parliament through direct votes in the 2026 election, marking a modest presence in a race where female participation remained strikingly low. Accord... Read More


Restoring order, reviving economy, curbing corruption key challenges, says Fakhrul

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has outlined three immediate challenges for the next government after his party secured an absolute majority in the election. He made t... Read More


Rout in Rangpur stronghold for Jatiya Party as Jamaat seals five seats, NCP one

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The Jatiya Party has suffered a comprehensive defeat in Rangpur, losing all six parliamentary seats in a region long regarded as its political heartland. Party Chairman GM Quader fi... Read More


As BNP seals comfortable win, attention turns to gazette issuance, oath-taking

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- With the results of the election now declared in 297 constituencies, attention has shifted from the ballot box to the formalities that will shape Bangladesh's next government: when t... Read More


Jamaat alleges vote counting conspiracy, warns of 'tough action'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has accused election authorities of deliberately delaying vote counting as part of a "conspiracy", warning that it could launch a tougher political movement in respon... Read More


Tarique Rahman wins Dhaka-17 by 4,399 votes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has won the Dhaka-17 constituency by a margin of 4,399 votes. Tarique secured 72,699 votes, according to results signed by the returning officer early Fr... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur wins Dhaka-15 with 85,131 votes

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has won the Dhaka-15 constituency in the national election. He received 85,131 votes. His closest rival, BNP's Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton, sec... Read More


BNP hails landslide election win as 'victory for democracy'

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The BNP has hailed its "absolute majority" in the unofficial results of the Feb 12 election as a victory for democracy. Mahadi Amin, spokesperson of the party's central election man... Read More


Mamunul visits Election Commission at midnight to file complaints

Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Dhaka-13 candidate Mamunul Haque paid a late-night visit to the Election Commission (EC) to lodge a series of complaints, alleging proxy voting, ballot tampering and delays in the pu... Read More