{"id":194826,"date":"2026-02-13T11:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=194826"},"modified":"2026-02-13T11:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T06:07:25","slug":"bangladeshs-bnp-wins-two-thirds-majority-in-landmark-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/02\/13\/bangladeshs-bnp-wins-two-thirds-majority-in-landmark-election.html","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh’s BNP wins two-thirds majority in landmark election"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nDhaka: The Bangladesh National Party (BNP) won a decisive two-thirds majority in general elections, a result expected to bring stability after months of tumult following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajid.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, latest counts in an election seen as the South Asian nation’s first truly competitive election in years gave the BNP and its allies at least 212 of the 299 seats up for grabs, domestic TV channels said. The opposition Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies won 70 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad, or House of the Nation.<\/p>\n

The BNP, which returns to power after 20 years, thanked the people soon after winning a majority in the overnight vote count and called for special prayers on Friday for the nation and its people.<\/p>\n

“Despite winning … by a large margin of votes, no celebratory procession or rally shall be organised,” the party said in a statement calling for prayers nationwide.<\/p>\n

BNP leader Tarique Rahman is widely expected to be sworn in as prime minister. The son of the party’s founder, former president Ziaur Rahman, he returned in December to the capital, Dhaka, after 18 years abroad.<\/p>\n

Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, 85, held office as interim head after Hasina fled to neighbouring India in August 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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