Tarique Rahman-led party says it will form government by Sunday after securing 209 seats, ahead of Jamaat-e-Islami’s 68, according to unofficial results. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country’s first election since a student-led uprising that ousted longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Unofficial results confirmed by election officials to Al Jazeera on Friday showed the BNP winning 209 seats, easily crossing the 151-seat threshold needed for a majority in parliament. Its leader, Tarique Rahman, the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is now set to become the country’s next prime minister. BNP officials said the party expected to form a government by Sunday. The BNP was followed by Jamaat-e-Islami, which secured 68 seats in Thursday’s polls – ...