"Tarique Rahman-led party says it will form government by Sunday after securing 209 seats, ahead of Jamaat-e-Islami's 68, according to unofficial results. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country's first election since a student-led uprising that ousted longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Unofficial results confirmed by election officials to Al Jazeera on Friday showed the BNP winning 209 seats, easily crossing the 151-seat threshold needed for a majority in parliament."
"The BNP was followed by Jamaat-e-Islami, which secured 68 seats in Thursday's polls its highest-ever tally. The party, which is led by Shafiqur Rahman and contested for the first time since a 2013 ban that was lifted after Hasina's ouster, said it is not satisfied with the vote count and raised serious questions about the integrity of the results process. The National Citizen Party (NCP), led by youth activists instrumental in toppling Hasina and part of a Jamaat-led alliance, won just six of the 30 seats that it contested."
The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party won 209 seats in unofficial results, surpassing the 151-seat majority threshold. Tarique Rahman is set to become prime minister and the party expects to form a government by Sunday. Jamaat-e-Islami took 68 seats, its highest-ever tally, but raised serious questions about the integrity of the vote count. The National Citizen Party won six of the 30 seats it contested. The Election Commission has not yet issued a formal final tally. Turnout was almost 60 percent, and more than 50 parties and at least 2,000 candidates contested 350 parliamentary seats.
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