BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, in the first press conference after his party's thumping victory, called for national unity and responsible governance as Bangladesh begins a new chapter marked by economic fragility,

By Ruma Paul and Praveen Paramasivam DHAKA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's next prime minister, Tarique Rahman's priorities include improving the economy, law and order and governance, he said on Saturday,

According to foreign media reports, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said that the party accepts the results. He said that his party respect the rule of law.

The presumptive prime minister designate of Bangladesh has called for unity after his party's landslide win in the general election. Tarique Rahman spoke for the first time since the Election Commission confirmed their victory.

The 3 leaders who saw their fate turn in the Bangladesh polls are BNP’s Lutfozzaman Babar, Abdus Salam Pintu and Jamaat’s ATM Azharul Islam is from the Jamaat

Muhammad Yunus is set to step down after the BNP’s victory in Bangladesh’s February 12 parliamentary elections, with India signalling readiness to engage with the “government of the day” while monitoring security and strategic developments.

The 2026 Bangladesh elections came two years after the July uprising. While BNP and Jamaat managed to win their respective battles, the party that was born out of the revolution faded into the abyss.

Bangladesh's prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman on Saturday dedicated his landslide election win to those who "sacrificed for democracy", calling for unity after the first polls since a deadly