Bangladesh Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: Mamata Banerjee greets Bangladeshis with early ‘Ramazan Mubarak’ after Tarique Rahman’s big win
Bangladesh Election Results 2026 LIVE: The voting in the Bangladesh polls concluded at 4:30pm and counting is underway. (Source: PTI)
Bangladesh Election Results 2026 LIVE Updates: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, was Friday crusing towards a sweeping victory in the landmark parliamentary polls in the country and is all set to return to power after a gap of two decades. The elections assumed significance, it was held after a period of tumultaous of political vacuum, instability and a fragile security situation, including widespread attacks on minorities, after the student-led protests brought down the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina in August last year.
Tarique Rahman set to become Bangladesh PM: It is becoming increasingly clear that Tarique Rahman is set to become the prime minister to replace the interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. While the Bangladesh Election Commission is yet to formally announce the results, expected later today, BNP chairman Tarique Rahman has already won two seats — Dhaka-17 and Bogra-6 — according to unofficial counts.
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For the first time in three decades, the Awami League’s “boat” symbol is absent from ballots, as the party remains suspended following the collapse of the previous administration. In its place, a reconfigured political landscape has emerged, pitting the BNP against a surging 11-party alliance led by the Jamaat-e-Islami and the youth-centric National Citizen Party (NCP).
| Category | Details |
| Eligible voters | 127.7 million (including 5 million first-time voters) |
| Voter turnout (2pm) | 59% reported by the Election Commission |
| Parliamentary seats | 299 contested (1 postponed due to a candidate’s death) |
| Security personnel | Nearly 900,000 deployed nationwide |
| Unique Feature | Concurrent National Referendum on constitutional reforms |
Bangladesh election numbers: The voting began at 7:30 AM (local time) in Bangladesh in 299 parliamentary constituencies and is scheduled to continue until 4:30 PM. The Bangladesh election commission has cancelled the voting in one of the constituencies after the death of the candidate. A total of 50 political parties are contesting the polls with 1,755 candidates and 273 independents are also contesting the election.
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