Bangladesh is set to have a male Prime Minister for the first time in about 35 years, following the unofficial results of the 13th National Parliamentary Election that show a landslide victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its alliance. According to the preliminary results, the BNP-led alliance has secured a majority of seats and is moving toward forming ...

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday described the just-concluded national parliamentary election as “credible, neutral and largely successful,” expressing gratitude to voters, political parties, law enforcement agencies, and media personnel for their cooperation. Speaking at a post-election briefing attended by fellow commissioners, the senior secretary, political leaders, prominent lawyers of the Supreme Court, and journalists, Nasir Uddin ...

The BNP has secured victory in 18 out of 19 parliamentary constituencies in Sylhet Division. The remaining seat was won by Mufti Abul Hasan of Khelafat Majlis. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami failed to win a single seat in the division. According to the announced unofficial results, BNP candidates won five of the six constituencies in Sylhet district. In Sylhet-1, BNP candidate Khandaker ...

Hasnat Abdullah is set to become Member of Parliament for Cumilla-4 (Debidwar) after his main contender, BNP-backed Md A Jasim Uddin, withdrew from the election, citing widespread irregularities and threats at polling centres. Jasim made the announcement live shortly after voting concluded, effectively clearing the way for Hasnat Abdullah, representative of 11-party alliance, to likely win the seat. He alleged ...

The voting in 13th National Parliament Election and the Referendum concluded peacefully at 4:30 pm today. Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said around 48 percent voter turnout was recorded till 2 pm nationwide. Earlier, voting began at 7:30 am across 42,779 polling centres in 299 constituencies nationwide. A total of 12,77,11,793 voters were registered to cast their ballots, ...

All polling centres in Sunamganj district are fully prepared to conduct voting for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. According to sources, election materials have been delivered to all centres, while district administration and election officials remain committed to ensuring a free, fair and peaceful election. According to Sunamganj District Election Office, a total of 39 candidates submitted nomination papers ...

Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus cast his vote at 10:25am on Thursday at Gulshan Model School and College polling centre in the capital. Speaking to the nation after voting, he said the country had embarked on a historic journey through the current process, creating an opportunity to build a “new Bangladesh”. He described the day ...

BNP Chairman and Dhaka-17 candidate Tarique Rahman cast his vote at the Gulshan Model School and College polling centre on Thursday. He was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, and their daughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman. Earlier, at around 9:35am, Tarique Rahman entered the polling centre with his family to exercise his franchise in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and ...

Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group Nana Akufo-Addo on Thursday expressed satisfaction over the smooth beginning of vote casting at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and hoped that this trend would continue throughout the day. “So far so good,” the Chairperson and former President of Ghana told reporters after observing the opening of polls. Earlier, he said it will be ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (South Region) and Cumilla-4 candidate Hasnat Abdullah on Thursday said till now the voting is being held in a festive atmosphere. “Voting is being held in a festive atmosphere. It remains to be seen how the situation progresses as the day advances,” he said while casting his vote at Gopalnagar High School polling centre ...