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General election, February 2026

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The first vote since the 2024 uprising. The BNP and its allies won at least 212 seats and Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies 77, in 299 constituencies of the 350-seat parliament; more than 60 percent of voters approved the July National Charter in a referendum held with it, according to Al Jazeera

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After the uprising: the ban, the election and the plot case

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• Awami League / Banned from taking part in / General election, February 2026
  • Al Jazeera reports that Hasina’s Awami League was banned from participating in the election.17 Feb 2026 · Al Jazeera · Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Bangladesh prime minister
• Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) / Won more than a two-thirds majority in / General election, February 2026
  • The BNP secured more than a two-thirds majority; with its allies it won at least 212 seats, against 77 for Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies.17 Feb 2026 · Al Jazeera · Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Bangladesh prime minister