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PM Modi spoke to Tarique Rahman, and congratulated him on the ‘remarkable victory'. As per local TV channels, BNP and its allies won at least 212 of the 299 seats. Keep checking for the latest updates
Unofficial results of the Bangladesh parliamentary elections show Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in a strong lead as the country continues to count votes
Tarique Rahman is poised to become prime minister after the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance secured a landslide victory in the 13th National Parliament elections.
BNP wins Bangladesh polls, but Jamaat’s influence in Parliament could reshape India ties, Teesta talks and security cooperation.
Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary vote has produced just one Hindu representative in the 300-member Jatiya Sangsad. Gayeshwar Chandra Roy of the BNP won the Dhaka-3 seat with 99,163 votes, defeating Jamaat-e-Islami contender Md Shahinur Islam,