The Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by Tarique Rahman, has won the national election held on Thursday in the country, and this has paved the way for the 60-year-old politician to take the position of the country's Prime Minister. According to unofficial results from the Election Commission and party reports, Rahman won both the Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies, marking a dramatic return to power after nearly 17 years in exile in the UK.
The United States has formally congratulated Rahman on what it termed a "historic victory," expressing eagerness to work with the new government on shared security and prosperity goals.
BNP officials confidently projected the party would secure at least two-thirds of the seats, contesting nearly all of them in the absence of the Awami League, whose registration was suspended.
Rahman, who is the eldest son of the previous Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, took over the reins of this party in December 2025 after the demise of his mother. However, this rise to power mirrors his significant presence in Bangladesh from 2001 to 2006 under the BNP and Islamiat coalition government, as he was based from his notorious office known as "Hawa Bhaban" and later referred to as Shadow Prime Minister's Office.
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