Tarique Rahman’s BNP alliance wins absolute majority of 212 Parliament seats in Bangladesh poll

Tarique Rahman's BNP alliance wins 212 seats in Bangladesh's polls, marking a significant political shift and international support.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by chairman Tarique Rahman, is set to return to power in Dhaka after two decades, following a landslide victory in the February 12 Parliamentary election, winning an absolute majority of seats, according to the Election Commission of Bangladesh.

The BNP-led alliance has secured 212 seats, giving it a two-thirds majority in the Jatiyo Sansad. The 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami has won 77 seats, while independent candidates won eight seats.

Mr. Rahman has started receiving congratulatory messages from world leaders, including from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who spoke to him by phone on Friday (February 13, 2026) evening.

The BNP spent the day in internal consultations as the top winners and the members of the party’s standing committee, including Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Mirza Abbas, Salauddin Ahmed and Gayeshwar Chandra Roy returned to the capital Dhaka for consultation with the party chief.

Mr. Rahman, the Prime Minister-designate, issued an internal order saying the party should avoid taking out a victory parade and joined his colleagues for Friday (February 13, 2026) prayers in the Gulshan Navi Jame Mosque. Mr. Alamgir told the media that the BNP would take all sides along as it prepares to govern Bangladesh.

Nepal’s interim government’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki and Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu also congratulated Mr. Rahman on Facebook, expressing their desire to advance bilateral ties. Mr. Modi first wished Mr. Rahman on X and followed it up with a phone call.