The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed a landslide victory in the first elections held since the 2024 student-led uprising, with leader Tarique Rahman positioned to become prime minister.
Rahman returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in self-exile in London. He is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, who died in December.
The BNP's media unit said that the party had won enough seats in parliament to govern on its own.
Final results have not yet been announced by the Election Commission, but a BNP victory is being widely reported in local media outlets.
"This victory was expected. It is not surprising that the people of Bangladesh have placed their trust in a party... capable of realising the dreams that our youth envisioned during the uprising," Salahuddin Ahmed, a leading BNP committee member, told the AFP news agency.
US congratulates BNP on 'historic victory'
The United States ambassador to Bangladesh has congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on what he said was its "historic victory."
"Congratulations to the people of Bangladesh on a successful election and to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Tarique Rahman on your historic victory," Ambassador Brent T. Christensen said in a post on X.
"The United States looks forward to working with you to realize shared goals of prosperity and security for both our countries," the diplomat added.
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