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Bangladesh’s 13th Parliament is set to be one of the country’s most politically contested in nearly three decades, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) forming the government after winning a two-thirds majority and the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance emerging as the strongest Opposition bloc since the 1996 elections. The BNP secured 209 of 297 seats in the…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman gestures to his supporters during the final day of an election campaign rally ahead of the national election, at Jatrabari in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hours before the conclusion of campaign for the 13th national election, leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…
Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer (President) Jamaat-e-Islami, poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 31, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters A once-banned Bangladeshi Islamist party, poised for its strongest electoral showing in polls in February, is open to joining a unity government and has held talks with several parties, its…
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