Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has sought the people's prayers so that he can honour his commitments and work for the country following his election as MP for Thakurgaon-1.

In a Facebook post after the announcement of the unofficial results on Thursday night, he expressed gratitude to the Almighty and described the outcome as the culmination of a long struggle.

"After a long 17-year struggle, today's victory is the victory of Bangladesh," he wrote.

He paid tribute to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman, Begum Khaleda Zia, Ilias Ali, Suman and "thousands of leaders and activists who are no longer with us". He also remembered the "July Martyrs", saying the new Bangla...