Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- Jatiya Party has suffered a near wipe-out in its former stronghold Rangpur, while a Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has emerged as the dominant force in the division.

The alliance won 19 of the region's 33 seats in the national election.

BNP secured 13 seats and an independent candidate won one.

The Rangpur-3 seat, long controlled by former president and Jatiya Party founder HM Ershad and his family, slipped from the party's grasp, with chairman GM Quader failing to mount a meaningful challenge.

Secretary General Shameem Haider Patwary, who contested in two seats, lost his deposit in one and finished third in the other.

The party failed to win any seat nationwide.

Rangpur Begum Rokeya University professor Tuh...