The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in more than two-thirds of the constituencies in the country’s 13th parliamentary election, held last Thursday. BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan announced the claim at a press briefing at the Election Commission office on Friday, saying unofficial results confirmed the party’s lead. He stated that the people had entrusted BNP and its chairman Tarique Rahman with governing the country for the next five years. Khan also noted that while complete satisfaction with the election process was impossible, the level of violence was lower than in previous polls.

BNP’s central election spokesperson Mahdi Amin described the result as a “victory for democracy,” asserting that the party’s success reflected the people’s trust in Tarique Rahman’s leadership. According to unofficial results, BNP won 209 of 299 seats, while Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68. Smaller allies in the BNP-led coalition, including Bangladesh National Party, Ganosamhati Andolon, and Gana Odhikar Parishad, each won one seat. Independent candidates won seven seats.

Amin said the new BNP government would aim to establish a transparent, accountable, and people-oriented administration.