Although the BNP has secured a two-thirds majority, it faces several challenges, including stabilizing the law and order situation in the country and reviving the economy.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has secured a decisive victory in the country’s 13th parliamentary election, marking a major turning point in the nation’s political history following the July 2024 uprising that ended the long rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
According to local media reports, the BNP and its allied parties have won about 210 out of 299 seats in the 300-seat parliament. Voting in one constituency was postponed due to the death of a candidate.
The Islamist alliance led by the J
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