In the Dhaka-8 constituency, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Abbas has been declared the unofficial victor, securing a total of 59,366 votes, surpassing his nearest rival, Nasiruddin Patwari of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), who received 54,127 votes. Following the announcement, Mirza Abbas openly questioned the legitimacy of the vote count, suggesting that Patwari’s […]

The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, has warmly congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairman Tarique Rahman following the party’s emphatic victory in Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary Election. In a message posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday afternoon (13 February), Ms Banerjee addressed Mr Rahman as “brother”, a gesture widely […]

Qayyum Questions Dhaka-11 Vote Result M A Qayyum has questioned the vote count in the Dhaka-11 constituency after narrowly losing in the 13th National Parliamentary Election. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader raised concerns about how his rival secured a significant number of votes. Speaking to journalists on Friday afternoon in front of his campaign […]

The defeated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate for the Dhaka-14 constituency, Sanjida Islam Tuli, has formally requested the suspension of the recent election results, citing widespread irregularities and calling for a rerun. On Friday afternoon (12 February), Ms Tuli visited the Election Commission office in Agargaon, Dhaka, to lodge her official complaints. She alleged that […]

In a surprising political gesture following a recent election victory, Abu Daud Pradhan, president of the Panchagarh Sadar Upazila unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), unlocked an Awami League office that had been inactive and restricted for years. On Friday morning, 13 February, he personally reopened the Chaklahat Union Awami League office, pledging to […]