This live blog has been closedBangladesh’s Jamaat party conceded defeat in elections on Saturday (February 14, 2026), despite earlier alleging problems with the vote count, clearing the way for BNP leader Tarique Rahman to become Prime Minister. Election Commission figures showed Mr. Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won a landslide victory in the elections, the first since a deadly 2024 uprising ousted the iron-fisted rule of Sheikh Hasina. Also Read | In Dhaka, a new dawn and a gathering stormThe success of Mr. Rahman, 60, marks a remarkable turnaround for a man who only returned to Bangladesh in December after 17 years in exile in Britain, far from Dhaka’s political storms. A decisive mandate: On Tarique Rahman, the BNP, the Bangladesh resultMr. Rahman, the scion of one of Bangladesh’s most powerful political dynasties, is expected to make a victory speech later on Saturday (February 14, 2026). (With inputs from agencies)

Source: The Hindu February 14, 2026 14:51 UTC