The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its partners won 212 seats in the 350-member Parliament while an 11-party alliance led ...

The party is dedicated to running the country under Islamic law, but ran on a more moderate platform. It gained far more seats in last week’s election than it ever had before.

Tarique Rahman, the scion of a political dynasty, is set to become the prime minister. This was the first election in Bangladesh since student-led protests toppled the last government in 2024.

As the main opposition party in parliament, the once-marginal party has a mandate to challenge the government and shape policy debates.