Bangladesh election 2026 result highlights: Stage set for Tarique Rahman as new PM after BNP's landslide victory

Bangladesh election result 2026 updates: BNP's Tarique Rahman is set to become Bangladesh's first male prime minister since 1991 when his mother, late Khaleda Zia, held the top post.

Bangladesh election result 2026 LIVE updates: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman a Tarique Rahman (L) greets his supporters as leaves his residence in Dhaka on February 13, 2026 a day after Bangladesh's general election. (AFP)

Bangladesh election result 2026 updates: Tarique Rahman is set to become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh after his party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), marked a resounding victory in the 13th national elections held on February 12. The party is now holding talks with its allies for the government formation, the Dhaka Tribune reported....Read More

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• 14 Feb 2026, 04:10:42 AM IST

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• 14 Feb 2026, 12:29:02 AM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Malaysian PM congratulates Tarique Rehman

  Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday warmly congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman and the party on their emphatic victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Elections, describing the outcome as a clear triumph of democracy after a period of extraordinary challenges faced by the Bangladeshi people.

  In a post on his verified X account on Friday, Anwar described the result as a significant achievement for democratic principles.

  "I warmly congratulate Mr Tarique Rahman and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on their emphatic election victory. This is a triumph of democracy: the Bangladeshi people, having navigated a period of extraordinary challenges, have spoken clearly at the ballot box."

• 13 Feb 2026, 11:47:13 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Seven independent winners and their BNP connection

  In the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (national parliament) election in Bangladesh, seven independent candidates have been elected in seven constituencies across the country. All of them were formerly leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). After failing to secure party nominations, they contested as independents and were known locally as ‘rebel’ BNP candidates.

• 13 Feb 2026, 11:15:48 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: MJ Akbar says Bangladeshi women ‘demolished’ Jamaat

  Former Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar on Friday said the outcome of Bangladesh's recent 13th National Parliamentary Elections, which saw victory for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), sends a strong message about the electorate's priorities, particularly the role of women voters.

  Speaking to ANI, Akbar said, "The biggest message of this election is that the Bangladeshi women have demolished the Jamaat-e-Islami. They have done so because Jamaat represented an anti-women platform," while reacting to the results in Delhi.

  He alleged that the Jamaat's campaign relied heavily on religious messaging. "The Jamaat actually promised salvation in the next life. It promised freedom from sins. Well, these are very, very good things, but people don't vote in elections for salvation in the next life; they want a better life in this one," he told ANI.

• 13 Feb 2026, 11:01:51 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Jamaat cries foul

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: The head of Jamaat-e-Islami Shafiqur Rahman on Friday said he will demand action by the Election Commission as he alleged problems with the vote counting in polls a day earlier. "There were massive irregularities in vote counting," Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman told reporters on Friday evening. "We will seek redress from the Election Commission."

  via AFP

• 13 Feb 2026, 10:55:47 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: 41 parties draw blank

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Forty one political parties that participated in Bangladesh's national elections on Feb 12 failed to secure even a single seat, the Dhaka Tribune reported. Fifty political parties had fielded their candidates in the landmark polls that concluded with Tarique Rahman-led BNP's thumping victory. The two prominent parties in the elections were BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami which managed to bag around 76 seats.

• 13 Feb 2026, 10:49:22 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Hasnat Abdullah wins from Cumilla-4 constituency

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: National Citizen Party's chief Hasnat Abdullah has won from the Cumilla-4 constituency. Abdullah's inflammatory speeches and claims in the past had strained Bangladesh's ties with India last year after he said Bangladesh could shelter separatist forces from India and severe the country’s seven northeastern states.

• 13 Feb 2026, 09:41:16 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: BNP in talks with allies for govt formation

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Following the big win in national elections, the BNP is in talks with the allies for government formation, the Dhaka Tribune quoted party leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury as sayin. He said discussions were held on implementing the party’s 31-point program and forming a national government in coordination with allies.

• 13 Feb 2026, 09:26:32 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Mamata's message for ‘Tarique-Bhai’

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday congratulated BNP's Tarique Rahman for winning the Bangladesh elections. “For this great victory, my congratulations to my Tarique-Bhai, his party, and all the parties. Pray, you all be well and happy. Wish that our relations with Bangladesh be always cordial,” she wrote on X.

• 13 Feb 2026, 09:09:04 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Independent candidate's big claim

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Independent candidate Rumeen Farhana, who won from the Brahmanbaria-2 seat has said that leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) contacted her even before the official election results, Daily Star reported. “They contacted me when they realised I was certainly going to win the election as an independent candidate. They suggested it would be good to sit together and even hinted that I could get something bigger than an MP post. I declined,” she was quoted as saying. Farhana is one of the seven women candidates who secured have secured seats in the Bangladesh parliament.

• 13 Feb 2026, 09:04:45 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: Tarique's rise, Jamaat's fall, stalemate for Hasina: Key takeaways from Bangladesh elections

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live update: The 13th national elections in Bangladesh held on February 12 have been about the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairman Tarique Rahman who won two seats -- Dhaka-17 and Bogra-6. His party BNP emerged victorious with 209 seats and is set to form government in Bangladesh that is currently being administered by an interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus. Read full story here

• 13 Feb 2026, 07:41:40 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Sheikh Hasina's district votes ‘No’ in national referendum

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's district and Awami League's stronghold Gopalganj has rejected the proposal for constitutional reforms under the July National Charter for which voting was held alongside the national elections on February 12. However, most votes polled in the national referendum backed the reforms as 4,80,74,429 people voted “yes” and 2,25,65,627 voters went for “no”, Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of Bangladesh’s election commission said.

• 13 Feb 2026, 07:30:39 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Taslima Nasreen on Jamaat-e-Islami's defeat

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen has welcomed the defeat of Jamaat-e-Islami in the national elections. “In this election, I am not happy because the BNP won, but because the Islamists-jihadi-terrorist group was defeated. Over the past year and a half, they displayed outrageous dominance, held rallies with hundreds of thousands of supporters, carried out mob violence day and night whenever they wished, killed and tortured whomever they wanted, set fire to Hindu homes, beat and burned Hindus to death, and did not allow even a single woman to run as a candidate for votes,” she wrote on X.

• 13 Feb 2026, 07:16:34 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Which regional leaders congratulated BNP?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Leaders of South Asian countries, including neighbouring India, congratulated Rahman on the resounding victory in the national elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Rahman over phone and conveyed his wishes as he is set to take reins of Bangladesh. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim also congratulated Rahman and said the poll result was a triumph of democracy. Other regional leaders who congratulated Rahman include Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari, Sri Lanka's Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Nepal's Sushila Karki and Maldives' Dr Mohamed Muizzu.

• 13 Feb 2026, 06:44:04 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Youth-led NCP wins six seats

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: After the student-led uprising toppled the Sheikh Hasina government in July 2024, a party of youngsters, called the National Citizen Party (NCP) emerged. However, the sentiment of the youth did not quite translate into votes in the 13th national elections. The NCP won just six seats in the elections that saw the resurgence of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)

• 13 Feb 2026, 06:06:08 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: How Bangladesh media covered BNP win

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: With the sweeping victory, the BNP marks its return to government after 20 years. The last time it was in power was under Khaleda Zia, Tarique's mother who died recently. The BNP thus returns to office with Zia's son, Tarique Rahman, likely to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh. Click here to see how the Bangladesh media covered the landmark election.

• 13 Feb 2026, 05:26:05 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Seven women candidates elected to Bangladesh parliament

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Seven women candidates, six from the BNP, have been elected to Bangladesh parliament in the 13th national election. While the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which is set to form the government with an absolute majority, has seen six of its female nominees win their respective seats. The BNP women candidates are Afroza Khan Rita from Manikganj-3, Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto from Jhalokati-2, Tahsina Rushdir Luna from Sylhet-2, Shama Obaid from Faridpur-2, Nayab Yusuf Kamal from Faridpur-3, and Farzana Sharmin Putul from Natore-1, according to PTI.

• 13 Feb 2026, 05:05:52 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Has the counting been concluded?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: The couting has been completed for 297 of 300 parliamentary constituencies for which the polls were held on February 12 with BNP winning 213 and Jamaat-led coalition bagging 76 seats, as per reports published in Bangladesh dailies. Results have been withheld for two constituencies-- Chattogram-2 and Chattogram-4 , due to legal issues, EC has said.

• 13 Feb 2026, 04:54:52 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: How has Jamaat's Shafiqur Rahman fared?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman won from the Dhaka-15 seat, Dhaka Tribune reported, citing EC data.

• 13 Feb 2026, 04:50:16 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: What next for Sheikh Hasina?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said said the party will formally urge India to extradite ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh to stand trial, the Daily Star reported. “We will press for her [Hasina] extradition in accordance with the law. It is a matter between the foreign ministry of Bangladesh and the foreign ministry of India. We will urge the government of India to send her back to face trial,” he was quoted as saying.

• 13 Feb 2026, 04:40:16 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Seven women candidates elected to Bangladesh parliament

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Seven women candidates, majority of them from the BNP, have been elected to Bangladesh parliament in the 13th national election, a media report said Friday. The BNP, which is set to form the government with an absolute majority, has seen six of its female nominees win their respective seats, The Dhaka Tribune said quoting unofficial results.

  The BNP women candidates are Afroza Khan Rita from Manikganj-3, Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto from Jhalokati-2, Tahsina Rushdir Luna from Sylhet-2, Shama Obaid from Faridpur-2, Nayab Yusuf Kamal from Faridpur-3, and Farzana Sharmin Putul from Natore-1, it said.

  In addition, Barrister Rumin Farhana, who had previously been expelled from the BNP, has been elected as an independent candidate from Brahmanbaria-2.
  
  via PTI

• 13 Feb 2026, 04:30:45 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Bangladesh set for constitutional reforms

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Bangladesh is set for constitutional reforms as the ‘Yes’ received maximum number of votes in the National Referendum which decides whether the July National Charter should be adopted. The 'July Charter' lays out reforms for good governance, democracy, and social justice through institutional reforms, and to prevent “recurrence of authoritarian and fascist rule”.

• 13 Feb 2026, 04:19:12 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP's Hindu leader wins from Dhaka constituency

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, a senior BNP leader from the minority Hindu community, won a Dhaka constituency on Friday in Bangladesh's 13th national parliamentary election. Roy won the Dhaka-3 seat with 99,163 votes, defeating his nearest rival, Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Md Shahinur Islam, the state-run BSS news agency reported. The former state minister's win from the Dhaka seat comes in the backdrop of alleged harassment of the minority Hindu community members in the country.

  via PTI

• 13 Feb 2026, 04:13:13 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Bangladesh to get first male PM since 1991?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: With BNP's massive win, Tarique Rahman is set to be Bangladesh's first male prime minister in over 35 years. In 1991, Khaleda Zia, Tarique's mother, took reins of Bangladesh. She held the post till 1996 and was succeeded by Awami League's Sheikh Hasina who held the post, first from 1996 to 2001, then again from 2009 to 2024 when she was ousted in student-led uprising.

• 13 Feb 2026, 03:43:51 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: PM Modi dials Tarique Rahman, congratulates him

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to BNP's Tarique Rahman and congratulated him for the landslide win in the national elections. “Delighted to speak with Mr. Tarique Rahman. I congratulated him on the remarkable victory in the Bangladesh elections. I conveyed my best wishes and support in his endeavour to fulfil the aspirations of the people of Bangladesh. As two close neighbours with deep-rooted historical and cultural ties, I reaffirmed India’s continued commitment to the peace, progress, and prosperity of both our peoples,” Modi wrote on X.

• 13 Feb 2026, 03:36:00 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: What is the status of National Referendum vote?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Alongside voting for the general elections on Thursday, Bangladeshi voters also polled for the National Referendum that decides whether the July Charter will be adopted or not. The turnout for referendum stood at 60.26%, according to Prothom Alo. Meanwhile, voters in all three constituencies of Gopalganj, an Awami League stronghold, rejected the July Charter as “No” vote won, Daily Star reported.

• 13 Feb 2026, 03:21:28 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman receives wishes from Zebu--the cat

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: As Tarique Rahman secured two key seats in the general elections held on Thursday, he received several messages congratulating him. However, one message that stood out was from the family's pet cat- Zebu. A post dedicated to Rahman with “congratulations hooman” caption was posted on the cat's Instagram page. Read full story here.

• 13 Feb 2026, 03:11:15 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: What are the immediate challenges that Tarique Rahman faces?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman is set to take oath as the prime minister of Bangladesh, replacing the interim government led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus that was brought into place following Sheikh Hasina's ouster and exile to India after the student-led uprising of July 2024. Rahman now faces key challenges such as restoring political stability, reviving investor confidence and rebuilding key industries, as he takes reigns of the South Asian country at a crucial juncture.

• 13 Feb 2026, 03:06:57 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Who is Tarique Rahman?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman, 60, is the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who died in December 2025 after being unwell for a while. Rahman is set to take oath as Bangladesh prime minister after BNP's impressive win in the elections. Rahman lived in self-imposed exile for 17 years in London and returned to Dhaka late last year as his mother was on the deathbed. He emerged as a powerful figure within the BNP in the early 2000s, widely seen as his mother’s political heir.

  However, his career was derailed amid a turbulent period in Bangladeshi politics. He spent around 18 months in jail before being released in September 2008 and subsequently left for the United Kingdom with his family.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:59:45 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: What was the final voter turnout?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: The final voter turnout for the general elections held on Thursday was recorded to be 59.44%, according to the Bangladesh poll body. Voting started at around 7:30 am and concluded at 4:30 pm.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:56:15 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman offers Friday prayers at Navy Headquarters Mosque | WATCH

  

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP chairman Tarique Rahman offered Friday prayers at the Navy Headquarters Mosque following the party's landslide victory in the national elections held on Thursday.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:50:09 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Which are the constituencies where the results are yet to be declared?

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Results are still pending for Chattogram-2 and Chattogram-4 constituencies, Prothom Alo reported.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:48:31 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Results announced for 297 seats

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: The results have been announced for 297 of 300 seats, EC was quoted as saying by Bangladesh daily Prothom Alo. Tarique Rahman-led BNP has won 213 seats, followed by Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance bloc which won 76 seats.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:43:14 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP set to return to power after 20 years

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman-led BNP has won the Bangladesh general elections, AFP reported. With this, BNP is set to return to power after 20 years.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:33:34 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Feb 13 a good morning, says EC

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Bangladesh's Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah said that February 13 will be remembered as a good morning and that all “ill intentions” and “apprehensions” have been swept away following the voting.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:21:11 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman leaves mosque after Friday prayers

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: After Friday prayers, BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman departed from a mosque, following his party’s victory in the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, reported ANI news agency.

• 13 Feb 2026, 02:07:56 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP secures 213 seats as counting nears end

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies have won 213 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies have secured 76 seats, by the 2:40pm local time, reported The Daily Star.

  Counting is still underway in 3 remaining constituencies.

• 13 Feb 2026, 01:52:12 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP seat tally increases as counting nears end

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: As vote counting approaches completion, the Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured 213 seats by 2:10pm, according to The Daily Star.

  The rival Jamaat-e-Islami and its 11-alliance partners have won 76 seats, based on the latest provisional figures.

• 13 Feb 2026, 01:49:45 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Set to be PM, Tarique Rahman has a controversial past

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman, poised to become Bangladesh’s next Prime Minister, has had a politically controversial career.

  Targeted by multiple criminal cases under former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, Rahman spent 17 years in self-imposed exile in London.

  In 2018, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with a 2004 grenade attack on Hasina that killed at least 24 people; Hasina narrowly survived. Rahman and the BNP denied his involvement, calling the verdict politically motivated.

  Rahman left Bangladesh in 2008, officially for medical treatment, after reportedly enduring torture while in custody during the military-backed administration that ruled from 2006 to 2008. This followed the failure of the caretaker government to hold elections peacefully and transfer power after the Khalida Zia government.

  Although he never held office in his mother Begum Khaleda Zia’s governments, Rahman wielded significant influence within the BNP, serving as acting chairman, senior vice chairman, and senior joint secretary.

  A leaked set of US diplomatic cables, reported by the Associated Press, described him as “phenomenally corrupt.”

• 13 Feb 2026, 01:45:06 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP alliance extends lead, secures 213 seat

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Vote counting in Bangladesh’s parliamentary elections has now been completed in 291 constituencies, with 8 seats still remaining.

  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies have secured 213 seats by 2:15pm, while Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies have won 71 constituencies, according to the latest provisional figures, cited by The Daily Star.

• 13 Feb 2026, 01:38:43 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: China congratulates BNP, looks forward to cooperation

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: China has extended congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on its unofficial election victory.

  The Chinese embassy in Dhaka said, “Congratulations to the people of Bangladesh on the smooth and successful 13th National Parliamentary Election and to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for taking the lead in the election,” reported Al Jazeera.

  The embassy further said, “We look forward to working together with the new government of Bangladesh and writing new chapters of China-Bangladesh relations,” the report added.

• 13 Feb 2026, 01:20:38 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: West Bengal CM congratulates ‘Tarique Bhai’ on big poll win

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee extended her congratulations to Tarique Rahman following his party’s big win in Bangladesh, referring to him affectionately as “bhai” (brother) in a post on X.

  She also sent advance Ramazan wishes to the people of Bangladesh.

  “My hearty congratulations, shubhonandan, to all my brothers and sisters, all the people, in Bangladesh. My advance Ramazan mubarak to all of them,” she wrote.

  She added, “For this great victory, my congratulations to my Tarique-Bhai, his party, and all the parties. Pray, you all be well and happy. Wish that our relations with Bangladesh be always cordial.”

• 13 Feb 2026, 01:00:41 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman leaves home to offer prayers as BNP claims victory

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP leader Tarique Rahman on Friday left his residence to offer prayers at a Gulshan mosque, following his party’s claim of victory in Bangladesh’s crucial general elections.

• 13 Feb 2026, 12:42:11 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP hails ‘victory for democracy,’ urges prayers instead of celebrations

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan described the party’s win as a “victory for democracy” and a triumph for Bangladesh.

  “This is a victory for democracy; it is a victory for Bangladesh. For a long time, the BNP has been part of a democratic movement, led by our Chairman, Tarique Rahman. This leadership has brought us this success,” he said, reported news agency ANI.

  He stressed that celebrations would be restrained. “To make this democratic triumph more effective, our Chairman has already issued a directive: we must not engage in excessive celebrations or festivities."

  Explaining the reason behind the call, Kabir Khan said, "Hundreds and thousands of our activists have been martyred, many have disappeared, and millions have faced hardships. We also remember those who were martyred during the mass uprising in July and August 2024.”

  Khan also paid tribute to the late party leader Begum Khaleda Zia. “We owe it to them to show respect and honour their sacrifices. We also pay our deepest respects to the 'Mother of Democracy,' Begum Khaleda Zia, who has recently passed away.”

  He added that prayers will be held nationwide to mark the victory.

• 13 Feb 2026, 12:27:53 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates:BNP thanks India for recognising Bangladesh election verdict, hopes for stronger ties

  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday expressed gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recognising the outcome of Bangladesh’s general elections.

  Nazrul Islam Khan, BNP's polls coordination committee chief reacted to PM Modi's congratulatory message BNP, saying, “We hope that the relationship between two neighbouring countries and the people of these two countries will be strengthened. We thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for congratulating our leader, Tarique Rahman. It's great that a democratic country is supposed to recognise the verdict of the people,” reported PTI news agency.

  The party also expressed hope that bilateral relations between the two countries will be strengthened under the new government.

• 13 Feb 2026, 12:11:32 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: What next for Sheikh Hasina? BNP back in power in Bangladesh

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Sitting miles away from Dhaka, Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina continues to live in exile in New Delhi. As she condemns the elections held in Bangladesh as “sham” and “a farce”, Tarique Rahman and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are set to return to power 20 years after Rahman's mother Khaleda Zia's last stint as the prime minister.

  With the BNP set to form the government in Dhaka, the Rahman-led party is expected to act on its campaign demanding for Hasina's extradition from Delhi. Read More

• 13 Feb 2026, 12:08:51 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Tarique Rahman gets ‘official’ wishes from his pet cat

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: When Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh two months ago — just in time to lead his mother's party that has now won the national election — Zebu took a lot of the attention. His pet cat, a fluffy Siberian, has been all the rage online, with Facebook and Instagram pages dedicated to her.

  It was only apt then, that the FB page ‘@ZebuTheCat’ sent out a special message to him after Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) big election win — a “congratulations hooman” with an illustration calling Rahman “jantar pradhanmantri”, Bangla for “Prime Minister of the People”. Read More

• 13 Feb 2026, 12:05:22 PM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: Election sees 59.44% voter turnout, says poll body

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: The Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) has reported a 59.44% voter turnout for Thursday’s 13th national parliamentary election and the concurrent referendum.

  After completing the results announcement process on Friday morning, Ruhul Amin Mallik, director of public relations at the EC, told journalists around 11:30 am that the overall turnout stood at 59.44%, reported Prothom Alo.

• 13 Feb 2026, 11:56:23 AM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: At least seven women candidates secure win, says report

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: At least seven women candidates have won their constituencies so far in Thursday’s parliamentary elections, reported Prothom Alo. Only a small number of women contested, out of 1,981 candidates, just 78 were women, according to an earlier report by the Daily Star.

  The winners, based on provisional results, include BNP candidates Afroza Khanam Rita in Manikganj-3, Tahsina Rushdir Luna in Sylhet-2, Farzana Sharmin in Natore-1, Shama Obaid Islam in Faridpur-2, and Nayab Yusuf Ahmed in Faridpur-3.

  BNP-alliance candidate Israt Sultana Elen Bhutto won in Jhalakati-2, while independent candidate Rumeen Farhana secured Brahmanbaria-2, Prothom Alo reported.

  The Election Commission has yet to announce the official results.

• 13 Feb 2026, 11:48:18 AM IST

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: BNP crosses 200 seats as counting enters final stage

  Bangladesh election results 2026 live updates: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, has crossed the 200-seat mark, securing 208 seats as of 12:20 pm local time, The Daily Star reported.

  Out of the 299 constituencies contested, counting is still underway in 15 seats, as the counting enters its final stage.