Bangladesh’s 13th national parliamentary election was held on February 12, with voting conducted in 299 of 300 constituencies. Out of 59 registered political parties, 51 participated in the election. According to results published for 297 constituencies so far, 42 parties failed to win any seats, while candidates from only nine parties secured representation in parliament.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won 209 seats, Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68, and the National Citizens Party (NCP) won six. Additionally, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Gano Adhikar Parishad, Bangladesh National Party-BJP, Ganosamhati Andolan, and Khelafat Majlish each won one seat, while Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish won two. Many parties that fielded candidates in over a hundred constituencies ended up without any victories.

Political analysts cited polarization around major parties, alliance-based campaigning, and strategic voting as key reasons smaller and newer parties failed to achieve desired results.