The BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami recorded significant gains in vote share and seats compared to 1991, each rising by nearly 20 percentage points.

The new parliament will feature a significant number of new faces, with first‑time lawmakers set to take up the roles of both the leader of the House and the opposition leader for the first time in the country’s history.

Businesspersons will make up more than half of the new parliament, according to affidavits filed with the Election Commission during the election.

Congratulates him as future PM of Bangladesh

Announces a protest rally and demonstration tomorrow

Meeting began at his Gulshan office in Dhaka at 12:30pm

Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) reports widespread violence and irregularities but describes polling day as 'largely peaceful'

Casting my first vote felt like pride. It also carried a trace of guilt, the awareness that every choice means rejecting another.

Petition alleges vote rigging, misconduct and unlawful counting at multiple polling centres

Nine of the 14 constituencies that BNP left to its partners under a seat-sharing arrangement were won by its main rivals, the Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance

In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the two main political alliances produced sharply different patterns in their winning margins, revealing a clear imbalance in electoral dominance.

Breaking tradition, the cabinet swearing-in will not be held at Bangabhaban’s Darbar Hall.

Low female candidacy is a concern for democracy

One person detained, case to be filed in connection with death

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is holding a press conference following the party’s landslide victory in the 13th Parliamentary Election.

When women feel empowered and protected, the whole country becomes stronger

Referendum results show over 4.8 crore ‘Yes’ votes; three seats pending

Chief adviser praises democratic transition, expresses hope for national unity and development under BNP leadership

The 13th national election will be remembered as the one when voters reclaimed their franchise.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to become the next prime minister after his party swept to a stunning landslide in yesterday’s peaceful and festive election, winning more than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats.