♦ The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to form the next government after sweeping the 13th national parliamentary election and crossing the two-thirds majority mark. According to official results released by the Election Commission for 297 seats, the BNP has won 209 seats on its own, comfortably crossing the 151-seat threshold required to form a government in the 300-member Parliament. BNP chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to become the next prime minister.

♦ These elections were held nearly 18 months after the removal of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was forced out of office following massive student-led protests in July 2024. This was the country’s first national election since that dramatic political change.