BNP appears to have edge as counting underway in crucial Bangladesh general elections
Published on: Feb. 12, 2026, 11:28 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Lets work together in this journey to strengthen democracy. Yunus earlier described the elections and the referendum as a historic opportunity and said, Lets celebrate the birthday of Bangladesh today. Earlier, top leaders of both BNP and Jamaat raised fears of manipulation and said that they will accept the results of the elections if they are held in a free, fair, impartial manner. Tarique Rahman, the prime ministerial candidate of BNP, said he was confident his party would regain power after over 15 years of political wilderness, but demanded the results be timely released.
