Dhaka: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has been unofficially declared elected from the Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies in Bangladesh’s 13th national election.
According to United News of Bangladesh, BNP Election Steering Committee spokesperson Dr Mahdi Amin announced the results at a press briefing on Thursday night. However, he did not disclose the detailed vote counts.
In related developments, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, representing the party with the electoral symbol ‘Sheaf of Paddy’, secured victory in Thakurgaon-1.
Voting in Bangladesh’s national election concluded on Thursday in a largely peaceful atmosphere, with high hopes of restoring genuine democracy and securing a strong mandate for national reforms. The polling began at 7:30 am and continued until 4:30 pm without interruption at 42,659 polling stations across 299 out of 300 constituencies. This was supported by the deployment of nearly one million security personnel and an additional one million polling staff.
In addition to the parliamentary election, voters participated in a referendum to express their views through ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ votes on proposals for several constitutional amendments.