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DHAKA – Media reports indicate that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a decisive majority in the parliamentary election on Friday, aiming to bring political stability following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s removal during the 2024 student protests.

The election on Thursday, which involved 299 out of the 300 parliamentary seats, marked the first vote since the upheaval led to the fall of Hasina’s long-standing government. She left the country for neighboring India in August 2024, leading to the establishment of an interim administration with Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus serving as principal advisor.

As per media coverage, the party headed by Tarique Rahman — who came back to Bangladesh in December 2025 following 17 years of voluntary exile in Britain — secured over two-thirds of the seats, surpassing its primary competitor, the Jamaat-e-Islami party, along with several smaller parties.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party served as the main opposition party under Hasina’s rule, a period characterized by violent student demonstrations against the government’s contentious job reservation policy.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a message on X, praised Rahman and pledged that “India will keep supporting a democratic, progressive, and inclusive Bangladesh.”

A vote for one position in the unicameral legislature will take place at a future time after the passing of a candidate.

A vote on structural reforms was also conducted during the election, with outcomes indicating that most people supported modifications including shifting to a two-chamber legislature and restricting the prime minister’s tenure.