The Election Commission has unofficially announced final results for 297 constituencies in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election. According to the report, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured 209 seats, while Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats and the NCP obtained six. Following the vote, attention has turned to the formation of a new cabinet.

The government has indicated that the new cabinet could be formed by February 18. Newly elected members of parliament are expected to take their oaths on February 16, after which the process of forming the new government will begin. Within two days of the oath-taking, the cabinet is expected to be sworn in.

BNP, having won the highest number of seats, will lead the new government, with its chairman Tarique Rahman set to become the parliamentary leader and prime minister. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, as the second-largest party, is expected to serve as the main opposition in the new parliament.