Bangladesh Elections, Feb. 13 -- The alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is on course to emerge victorious in the Bangladesh elections, leading in at least 212 of the 299 seats that went to the polls on 12 February.

Local media are projecting a landslide victory for the BNP - though their estimates vary. The party and its allies are projected to win around two-thirds of the seats. If the trends hold in official results, Tarique Rahman, the BNP chairman, will become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance has won 70 constituencies, according to unofficial results being declared by TV channels on Friday. The final figures will be released by the Election Commission later in the day.

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