Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration (BNP) present a victory sign up entrance of a banner with Tarique Rahman’s picture, because the outcomes mission BNP’s victory within the thirteenth normal election, in Dhaka, on February 13, 2026.
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The Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration, led by chairman Tarique Rahman, is ready to return to energy in Dhaka after twenty years, following a landslide victory within the February 12 Parliamentary election, profitable an absolute majority of seats, in keeping with the Election Fee of Bangladesh.
The BNP-led alliance has secured 212 seats, giving it a two-thirds majority within the Jatiyo Sansad. The 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami has gained 77 seats, whereas unbiased candidates gained eight seats.
Mr. Rahman has began receiving congratulatory messages from world leaders, together with from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke to him by telephone on Friday (February 13, 2026) night. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Chinese language International Ministry additionally congratulated the BNP.
‘No victory parade’
Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration spent the day in inside session as the highest winners and the members of the celebration’s standing committee, together with Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Mirza Abbas, Salauddin Ahmed and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, met Chairman Rahman within the Gulshan neighbourhood of Dhaka.
Mr. Rahman issued an inside order saying the celebration ought to keep away from taking out a victory parade and joined his colleagues for the Friday prayers within the Gulshan Navi Jame Mosque. Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir spoke to the media and mentioned that the celebration would take all sides alongside in governing Bangladesh within the coming years.
Worldwide congratulations
Nepal’s interim authorities’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu additionally congratulated Mr. Rahman on Fb, expressing their want to advance bilateral ties. Mr. Modi first wished Mr. Rahman on X and adopted it up with a telephone name.
“I convey my heat congratulations to Mr. Tarique Rahman on main BNP to a decisive victory within the Parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. This victory exhibits the belief of the folks of Bangladesh in your management. India will proceed to face in assist of a democratic, progressive and inclusive Bangladesh. I look ahead to working with you to strengthen our multifaceted relations and advance our frequent improvement objectives,” the Prime Minister mentioned.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee additionally congratulated Mr. Rahman. “For this nice victory, my congratulations to my Tarique-Bhai, his celebration and all of the events. Pray you all will probably be properly and completely happy,” she mentioned. Briefing the media, BNP chief Mr. Choudhury acknowledged the messages from the leaders of Nepal, India and the Maldives and mentioned, “They’ve expressed their want to work with us.”
“Congratulations to the Bangladesh Nationalist Celebration and its chief Tarique Rahman in addition to the folks of Bangladesh. America appears ahead to working with the newly elected authorities to advance the prosperity and safety of the area,” mentioned Mr. Rubio. Chinese language International Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian mentioned China appears ahead to “deepen high-quality Belt and Highway cooperation,” and “additional strengthen the China-Bangladesh complete strategic cooperative partnership”.
Switch of energy
Whereas the method of switch of energy from the interim authorities led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will probably be clearer after a gazette notification by the Bangladesh Election Fee, the interim authorities has indicated that it’s set at hand over the reins to the newly elected authorities by February 17 or 18.
“Regulation Adviser Asif Nazrul and authorized luminaries are finishing up a session, and by Saturday (February 14, 2026), we are going to get to know when the oath-taking ceremony for the members of Parliament and the federal government will probably be accomplished,” Mr. Yunus’s press advisor Shafiqul Alam advised The Hindu.
Bangladesh’s 2024 mass rebellion, which led to the overthrow of the earlier Sheikh Hasina authorities, additionally led to the dissolution of the Parliament, with most members of the ruling celebration fleeing the nation. Subsequently, the Deputy Speaker of the 12th Nationwide Parliament, Shamsul Haque Tuku, was arrested. Given the circumstances surrounding the dissolution of the Parliament in 2024, the interim authorities will do a idiot proof job in order that the oath-taking will probably be a legally strong course of, The Hindu was advised.
Revealed – February 13, 2026 10:23 pm IST