The Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) has won a seat in the recently concluded 13thparliamentary elections. While the acronym may sound familiar, this BJP has nothing to do with India. The 13th Parliamentary elections assumed significance as they were held after a period of tumultuous political vacuum, instability and fragile security situation, including widespread attacks on minorities after the student-led protests brought down the 15-year rule of Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has emerged as the single largest party.

The BJP secured a single seat, with Andaleeve Rahman Partho winning from the Bhola-1 constituency.

Bangladesh's Election Commission has published a gazette of newly elected members of Parliament from the 13th general election, paving the way for their swearing-in. The gazette was published for 297 out of the 300 parliamentary constituencies late on Friday, state-run BSS news agency reported.

The notification was signed by Akhtar Ahmed, secretary of the Election Commission Secretariat. The Awami League party of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was barred from contesting the elections, which recorded 59.44 per cent voter turnout.

The next step is the swearing-in ceremony, which will officially seat them in Parliament. Parliamentary elections were held in Bangladesh on Thursday across 299 of the country’s 300 constituencies, while the results from two seats were withheld.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) bagged 209 out of 297 seats and is making a return to power after a gap of two decades. The main opponent Jamaat-e-Islami has secured 68 seats.

BNP chairman Tarique Rahman, the elder son of former Bangladesh President late Ziaur Rahman and former PM later Khaleda Zia, is all set to be sworn-in as the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, the referendum on the implementation of a reform package saw a 60.26 per cent voter turnout in Bangladesh, with the 'yes' vote winning a clear majority. The voting for the referendum on the complex 84-point reform package, known as the July National Charter, was held along with the national elections.

As per the official figures, 4,80,74,429 votes were cast in favour of “yes”, while 2,25,65,627 voters chose “no”, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said while talking to reporters at the EC.

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