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The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has won the country's crucial parliamentary election with a thumping majority, with leader Tarique Rahman poised to become the prime minister, according to local news reports. Bangladesh Election Commission results published by Dhaka Tribune and Prothomalo English news website on Saturday showed Rahman's BNP overwhelmingly winning the polls. But there has been no official announcement.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a clear majority of parliamentary seats in the country's landmark election, with party chairman, Tarique Rahman, set to become the next prime minister. Follow here. BNP chief Tarique Rahman is set to lead Bangladesh after the electionsImage: Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo/dpa/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to know Bangladesh Nationalist Party has secured a clear majority of parliamentary seats BNP chairman Tarique Rahman expected to take over from interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus

Voters across Bangladesh have participated in parliamentary elections, marking a pivotal moment for the nation's democracy following a period of significant political upheaval and violence. After a gradual start, polling stations in the capital, Dhaka, and throughout the country filled with voters by mid-morning. Voting will conclude later on Thursday with results anticipated on Friday. More than 127 million eligible voters are participating in Bangladesh's first election since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government fell in 2024.

It was almost midnight, but tens of thousands of people were still gathering for a campaign rally in Gazipur, a garment manufacturing hub north of Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka. Many had been waiting for hours to hear Tarique Rahman, who succeeded as the chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) following the death of his mother and Bangladesh's first female prime minister, Khaleda Zia, in December.