Bangladesh's Tarique Rahman poised to be PM
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By Ruma Paul and Praveen Paramasivam DHAKA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's next prime minister, Tarique Rahman's priorities include improving the economy, law and order and governance, he said on Saturday,
The presumptive prime minister designate of Bangladesh has called for unity after his party's landslide win in the general election. Tarique Rahman spoke for the first time since the Election Commission confirmed their victory.
The BNP's Tarique Rahman was set to form a new government after winning big in the first election since Sheik Hasina was outsted by the people in 2024
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DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party crossed the halfway mark to win the parliamentary election on Friday, a local TV station showed, as ballots were counted in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the troubled South Asian country.
By Ruma Paul, Krishna N. Das and Tora Agarwala DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, returning to power after nearly two decades and positioning party leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister as the country emerges from months of unrest and economic disruption.
Muhammad Yunus is set to step down after the BNP’s victory in Bangladesh’s February 12 parliamentary elections, with India signalling readiness to engage with the “government of the day” while monitoring security and strategic developments.