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Bangladesh’s premier minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman called connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) for each to stay agreed and dedicated his sweeping triumph to those who “sacrificed for democracy”.
Mr. Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide triumph successful the elections connected Thursday (February 12), the archetypal since a deadly 2024 uprising ousted the iron-fisted regularisation of Sheikh Hasina.
The BNP confederation won 212 seats, compared with 77 for the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance, according to the Electoral Commission.
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“Our paths and opinions whitethorn differ, but successful the involvement of the country, we indispensable stay united,” Mr. Rahman said successful his archetypal code since the election.
“I firmly judge that nationalist unity is simply a corporate strength, portion part is simply a weakness.”
Jamaat main Shafiqur Rahman, 67, had initially alleged “inconsistencies and fabrications” successful the vote, but earlier connected Saturday (February 14) helium conceded, and said helium would “serve arsenic a vigilant, principled, and peaceful opposition”.
Ms Hasina’s Awami League enactment was barred from taking part.
The occurrence of BNP main Rahman, 60, marks a singular turnaround for a antheral who lone returned to Bangladesh successful December aft 17 years successful exile successful Britain, acold from Dhaka’s governmental storms.
His father, president Ziaur Rahman, was assassinated successful 1981, portion his mother, Khaleda Zia, served 3 presumption arsenic Prime Minister and dominated nationalist authorities for decades.
“Freedom loving pro-democracy radical of the state person erstwhile again brought triumph to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party,” helium added, successful an archetypal code successful English, earlier switching to Bangla.
“This triumph belongs to Bangladesh, belongs to democracy, this triumph belongs to radical who aspired to and person sacrificed for democracy,” helium said.
He said the caller authorities helium volition pb faces daunting challenges.
“We person paved the mode for the constitution of ideology successful the country,” helium added.
“We are astir to statesman our travel successful a concern marked by a fragile system near down by an authoritarian regime, weakening law and structural institutions and destroying instrumentality and order.”
