The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reclaimed the Barishal-3 (Muladi–Babuganj) parliamentary seat after nearly 25 years. Party candidate Advocate Zainul Abedin, contesting with the paddy sheaf symbol, secured 80,930 votes to win the election. His closest rival, Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuad of the 11-party alliance and general secretary of the Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party, received 61,192 votes, giving the BNP candidate a victory margin of 19,738 votes. The result was officially confirmed early Thursday night by Barishal’s Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Md Khairul Alam Suman.

According to the district administration, Barishal-3 had 332,097 registered voters, of whom 177,716 cast ballots. Other candidates included Muhammad Sirajul Islam of Islami Andolan Bangladesh, who received 16,325 votes, and Golam Kibria Tipu of the Jatiya Party, who gained 14,184 votes. BNP last held the seat in 2001 through Mosharraf Hossain Mongu, losing it in 2008 to the Jatiya Party. The party did not contest in 2014 and failed again in 2018.

Following his victory, Zainul Abedin thanked voters for their trust and pledged to work with honesty and dedication for the development of Babuganj and Muladi. Observers described the win as a symbolic resurgence for BNP in the southern region.