politics
February 14, 2026
Landslide win for opposition party in Bangladesh election
The Bangladesh National Party has secured over 200 seats in the 300-member parliament
TL;DR
- The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) has won a two-thirds majority with 204 seats in the 300-member parliament.
- This is the first election following a 2024 uprising that ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
- The Awami League, Hasina's party, was barred from running by the interim administration.
- BNP leader Tarique Rahman claimed victory, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him.
- Jamaat-e-Islami, the BNP's main rival, has expressed concerns about the vote-counting process.
- A referendum on electoral and judicial reforms, including a prime minister's two-term limit, also received a simple majority.
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