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Politics 62% 'Yes' victory shadowed by impossible turnouts and overvotes

Politics BNP regains stronghold in south

Politics Fresh faces and old guards: BNP to blend continuity with change in new cabinet

Politics Jamaat ameer claims targeted rigging, warns mass mobilisation

Politics Nahid alleges targeted result manipulation, warns of street movement

Politics BNP leader unlocks closed Awami League office in Panchagarh, sparking controversy

Politics 'Bangladesh's new leader': What Time says Tarique means for South Asia and the world

Politics What are the challenges facing the new government?

Politics What does Asif Mahmud say about the election results?

Politics Which party controls the 'spiritual capital' of Bangladeshi politics?

Politics 'Attacks on 11-party alliance supporters; will be forced to take any decision if not stopped', says Shafiqur

Politics Congratulating Tarique, Anwar Ibrahim hopes for 'renewed energy' in Malaysia-Bangladesh ties

Politics Counterattacks, vandalism erupt over voting in an upazila of Patuakhali

Politics Four Islamic parties to enter parliament for the first time

Politics Nail-biting battles in more than 50 seats

Politics NCP alleges attacks on its leaders, activists after polls

Politics Rajshahi-3: Police yet to record case over assault on independent female candidate

Politics Post-poll violence: Independent candidate’s supporter beaten to death in Munshiganj

Technology SpaceX launches 12th long-duration crew to International Space Station

Politics What is the reaction of the 11-party electoral alliance regarding the results?

Politics Who is Tarique Rahman, who is going to be the next Prime Minister of Bangladesh?

Politics Mirza Fakhrul greets Tarique Rahman on landslide victory

Politics National polls: Uncertainty eases, positive signals for economy, says Prof Mustafizur

Politics 'Son of Bangladesh's former rulers poised for power as BNP sweeps poll': What Reuters says on Tarique's landslide victory

Business Eight suffer burn injuries in Chattogram shoe factory blaze

Politics Who could be the next president, speaker?

Politics Seven Women Elected, Including Rumeen Farhana and Tahsina Rushdir

Culture TBS NEWS AT 8 PM, 13 February 2026

Politics What will Hasnat do after going to Parliament?

Politics Cumilla-4: Hasnat Abdullah vows to rebuild 'broken state structure' after victory

Politics Fakhrul says next govt to face law and order, graft, economic challenges

Politics Jatiyo Party faces collapse in 13th national polls, signaling existential crisis

Politics Much-discussed Manna, Tarek, Meghna Alam lose deposits

Politics Regional leaders congratulate Tarique after BNP's election victory

Politics Salahuddin hopes for most productive parliament since independence

Politics Surprise upsets shake rivals as Jamaat topples traditional strongholds

International US, UK, China welcome BNP win, pledge cooperation with new government

Politics Business leaders seek stable, business-friendly environment from new government

Politics BNP to push for Hasina's extradition from India: Salahuddin

Entertainment Rose Byrne to be honored as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year at Harvard

Politics How many seats did each party get in the eight divisions?

Business DP World appoints new CEO as investors end ties over Epstein file mentions

Politics BNP wins 14 seats in Chattogram; Jamaat secures 2

Politics BNP’s 'absolute victory' a triumph for democracy: Mahdi Amin

Politics Dhaka-16: BNP's Aminul seeks suspension of election result, re-election in disputed centres

Politics Jamaat to issue official statement after reviewing election outcome

Politics Mirza Abbas says 'vote engineering' failed to override people’s mandate

Politics The nearest misses of national election

Politics 3 BNP legacy candidates emerge victorious, 1 falls short in Ctg

International UK congratulates Tarique on election victory, signals stronger ties with Bangladesh

Politics Voters reject BNP 'rebels'

Culture Friday the 13th: The day of bad luck

International The US and Bangladesh trade agreement: Opportunity with strategic caveats

Politics Several countries congratulate Tarique Rahman after BNP's victory

Politics What Do Ordinary People Expect from the New Government?

Politics Trump: Too busy to be a defendant but plenty of time to sue

Politics BNP deployed full force to defeat me, says Rumeen Farhana after victory

Politics Dhaka-14: BNP’s Tulee files complaint alleging corruption, irregularities in vote counting

Politics Gazette publication next step in BNP's path to office

Politics Hannan Masud set to become youngest MP after landslide win in Noakhali-6

Politics International Crisis Group urges BNP to form strong cabinet

Politics 'I am not going anywhere,' says Tasnim Jara

Politics EC Secretary’s update on the referendum and parliamentary election.

Politics Aynaghar to parliament: Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem wins Dhaka-14

Politics BNP sweeps with 209 seats, Jamaat gets 68, NCP 6: EC

Politics Grateful for the love you have shown me: Tarique Rahman

Politics Ilias Ali’s wife Tahsina Rushdir wins big in Sylhet-2

Politics Jamaat secures first-ever parliamentary wins in Dhaka

Politics Modi speaks with Tarique over phone, reaffirms India's support

Politics How Far Did Yunus Govt’s Dream Travel in the Referendum?

Politics Parliamentary Election: High-Profile Candidates Who Lost

Politics What Did Salahuddin Ahmed Say About the Oath?

Politics What Will Rumeen Farhana Do as a Member of Parliament?

Politics BNP thanks Modi for congratulating Tarique

Politics Businesses breathe easy as BNP vows to restore order

Politics High-profile candidates who won in 13th parliamentary election

Politics 'No' vote wins in 6 seats in greater Chattogram

Politics Solitary Barguna-1 victory opens parliament’s doors to Islami Andolan

Politics 'Yes' campaign wins referendum with 68% of the vote

Politics Can Normalcy Be Restored to Daily Life?

Politics Top Antitrust Enforcer Quits Under Trump as Major Cases Loom

Politics Trump threatens to close US-Canada Bridge

Politics Ukraine expects final IMF deal approval in coming weeks

Politics All eyes on Tarique Rahman as BNP set to form government

Politics Bangladesh’s Tarique Rahman: From exile to winning power

Politics BNP wins four of five Narayanganj seats; NCP takes one

Politics Key priorities of the BNP

Politics Mamata Banerjee congratulates Tarique Rahman on election victory

Politics BNP’s commanding majority allows reform without paralysis

Politics Trump revokes basis of US climate regulation, ends vehicle emission standards

Politics BNP hopes to form govt by Sunday: Fakhrul

Politics BNP wins 4 seats, Jamaat secures 1 in Gazipur

Politics Gen Z in polls: 5 leaders to enter Jatiya Sangsad, 18 miss out

Politics Limited female gains as only 7 clinch seats in competitive national polls

Politics ‘We want to build a new Bangladesh,’ says Akhtar after win

Politics People Have Brought a Proven Force of Democracy to Power: Nazrul Islam Khan

Politics What Are the Risks of a Two-Thirds Majority?

Politics China congratulates BNP on election success

Politics Jamaat candidate Krishna Nandi suffers heavy defeat in Khulna-1

Politics JaPa Rangpur stronghold falls as party fails to win a single seat in national polls

Politics BNP secures clean sweep across Cox's Bazar constituencies

Politics Democracy must not be derailed again: Nazrul after BNP's electoral gains

Politics EC finally shares voter turnout, and it's 59.44%

International Pakistan leaders hail BNP’s election win, pledge stronger ties with Bangladesh

Politics Analysis | A quick interpretation of BNP's landslide victory

Politics Mandate Math: Gains and Losses

International Modi, US congratulate Tarique Rahman on winning Bangladesh election

Politics BNP wins five seats, NCP takes one in Noakhali

Politics National election: See who won, and where

Politics What Did Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Say About Jamaat’s Rise?

Politics BNP emerges victorious in all 3 Gopalganj seats

Politics BNP wins 8 seats in Cumilla, Jamaat and independents take 3

Politics BNP's Abul Hossain defeats Islami Andolan's Faizul Karim in Barishal-6

Politics Jamaat-e-Islami wins three Bagerhat seats; BNP secures one

Politics Mirza Fakhrul clinches Thakurgaon-1 with nearly 1 lakh vote lead

International Modi congratulates Tarique on BNP's election victory, wants to strengthen bilateral ties

Politics How is the world viewing Bangladesh's elections?

Politics What Did Sarjis Alam Say to the Winning Candidate After Accepting Defeat?

Politics When Will the Election Commission’s Official Result Announcement End?

Politics BNP wins all 5 Dhaka district constituencies

Politics Jamaat wins all four seats in Satkhira

International US Embassy in Dhaka congratulates Bangladesh and BNP on election victory

Politics Which constituencies’ results are still pending?

Politics BNP wins in 3 out of 4 constituencies in Faridpur

Politics BNP wins four Rajshahi seats, Jamaat takes two

Politics Election day: Jamaat alleges 'result tampering', warns of tough movement as BNP nears majority

Politics National polls: EC suspends results of 3 constituencies over pending cases

Politics In 4am press briefing, Jamaat accuses EC of 'abnormal delays', result tampering, warns of tough movement

Politics BNP calls for nationwide prayers, urges partymen to avoid victory rallies after poll win

Politics BNP sweeps Panchagarh as Sarjis Alam loses Panchagarh-1 battle

Politics Chattogram: BNP sweeps 6 seats, Jamaat takes 2

Politics Nahid Islam calls supporters to gather in Dhaka-8 amid result controversy

Politics BNP's Hummam Quader wins Chattogram-7

Politics BNP's Sa Ching Prue wins Bandarban seat

Politics Jamaat wins three constituencies in Kushtia, BNP secures one

Politics As nation awaits complete results, slow announcement cause confusion, frustration

Politics NCP alleges result tampering, planned fraud in multiple Dhaka seats

Politics 'Voters stamped blank box next to my name as it was left empty': Mamunul lodges complaint with EC

Politics Jamaat ameer questions 'delay' in announcing results in several constituencies

Politics Lakshmipur-3: BNP’s Anee beats Jamaat’s Rezaul by 16,686 votes

Politics Panchagarh-1: Sarjis Alam loses to BNP's Nawshad Zamir by 8,120 votes

Politics How many seats has BNP secured victory so far?

Politics Amir Khasru leads in Chattogram-11 as results from 81 centres come in

Politics BNP secures all Lakshmipur constituencies

Politics Chattogram-4: EC suspends publication of Aslam Chowdhury’s result

Politics Dhaka-13: BNP's Bobby Hajjaj beats Mamunul Haque by over 2,000 votes

Politics Patuakhali-3: BNP’s Hasan Mamun congratulates Nurul Haque Nur on victory

Politics Unofficial voter turnout at 61% this year, down from staggering 87% in 2008

Politics We don’t release unofficial results to preserve transparency: CEC

Politics Election Commission announces results from building

Politics BNP ahead in all Gopalganj constituencies as counting stretches into night

Politics BNP set to secure two-thirds majority, says Mahdi Amin

Politics BNP sweeps 18 of 19 seats in Sylhet division, Khelafat Majlis secures one

Politics Bogra-7: BNP’s Morshed Milton declared winner in Khaleda Zia’s seat

Politics Brahmanbaria-2: Rumeen Farhana leads by 26,834 votes in 100 centres

Politics Brahmanbaria-6: Zonayed Saki beats Jamaat rival by 56,000 votes

Politics Dhaka-16: Jamaat's Baten leads BNP's Aminul by 2,666 votes after counting all centres

Politics Netrokona-4: Lutfuzzaman Babar secures landslide victory

Politics Postal ballots record 80.11% turnout

Politics Lights, camera, democracy: Bangladeshi stars embrace election day

Politics Hasnat's fiery speech on victory

Politics What did the EC say about the results of the national elections and referendum?

Politics BNP sweeps Thakurgaon as Fakhrul praises peaceful polls

Politics From dawn to dusk: Voters cast vote freely in Dhaka

Politics Dhaka-6: Ishraq leads by 6,085 votes in 22 centres

Politics Tarique wins both Dhaka-17, Bogura-6 seats

Entertainment The First Shadow brings Vecna’s origin story to Netflix

Entertainment The First Shadow brings Vecna’s origin story to Netflix

Entertainment Helldivers heads to big screen with Jason Momoa

Politics Jamaat-e-Islami's emergency press conference