Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman speaks with reporters after voting at a polling station in Dhaka on Feb 12, 2026. The opposition Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies won 77 seats in the Jatiya Sangsad, or House of the Nation. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ​and ‌the US ambassador to Bangladesh, Brent Christensen, were among the first to congratulate Rahman on the BNP’s victory. “It is an opportunity for Bangladesh … it has these ​major powers around ⁠it that are vying for influence. The party won a record 68 seats in its first election since a 2013 ​ban on it was lifted after Hasina’s ouster.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2026 10:37 UTC