Bangladesh PM-to-be celebrates landslide win, thanks protesters

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseFebruary 14, 2026 at 12:21 PM

Bangladesh PM-to-be celebrates landslide win, thanks protesters

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Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is poised to become Bangladesh's next prime minister after his party secured a landslide victory in Thursday's elections. Rahman dedicated the win to those who supported democracy following the 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina's rule. He called for unity in his first speech since returning from 17 years of exile in Britain in December. The BNP alliance secured 212 seats, while the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance won 77, according to the Electoral Commission. Rahman will succeed the interim government that has been in place since August 2024.

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