In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, Jamaat-e-Islami–backed candidate Maulana Zahirul Islam has been unofficially declared the winner in the Chattogram-16 (Bashkhali) constituency. According to the unofficial results, he received 89,861 votes. His nearest rival, BNP-backed candidate Mishkatul Islam Chowdhury Pappa, secured 82,210 votes, while expelled BNP independent candidate Liakat Ali, contesting with the football symbol, obtained 54,949 votes.

The report, filed from Bashkhali, Chattogram, highlights the local outcome as part of the broader 13th national election results being reported across the country. Other constituencies mentioned include four in Patuakhali, where BNP won three and Jamaat one, Meherpur-1 where a victory prayer was held, Gaibandha-5 where a Jamaat candidate won, and Lakshmipur-2 where a BNP candidate was unofficially declared the winner.

The unofficial results indicate Jamaat-e-Islami’s continued electoral presence in select constituencies, alongside BNP’s performance in several others, as the national vote count progresses.