Elections in Bangladesh

BNP wins landslide victory in Bangladesh election

The BNP is victorious in the election in Bangladesh, several media outlets report. The nationalist party has won a landslide victory in the country's first election since Sheikh Hasina was forced from power in 2024.

The party will win 209 of the 300 seats in parliament, writes CNN.

"Despite the BNP winning the national parliamentary election by a large margin, no celebrations or demonstrations will be organized," the party wrote after the victory.

The BNP is led by Tarique Rahman, the son of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. He returned to the country in December last year after 17 years in exile.

The party has campaigned, among other things, to improve the economy for poor families and introduce a ten-year maximum limit on how long a prime minister can be in power.
Sheikh Hasina's Case – The Case

Sheikh Hasinas fall – det gäller saken

• After 15 years as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheik Hasina was forced out as a result of student-led protests in the summer of 2024.
• Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to resign and flee to India in August after thousands of protesters stormed her residence.
• In November 2025, Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, a sentence she herself dismisses as political.
• In November 2025, Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, a sentence she herself dismisses as political.
• A transitional government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus was formed pending new elections.