Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has removed a Facebook post acknowledging the BNP's absolute majority in the election just minutes after publishing it.

Jamaat made the post to its official Facebook page at 6:24pm on Saturday.

Within just a few minutes, it was shared more than a hundred times, drawing as many comments.

It, however, was taken down some seven minutes later.

"The BNP-led alliance has secured a majority of seats. We acknowledge this result and respect the constitutional process. However, the national election outcome also reflects a deeper and more complex reality," Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman wrote in the post.

Results for 297 seats in the parliamentary polls have been announced. The BNP has won 209 seats, while J...