Minority Triumph: Hindus Among Four Elected to Bangladesh Parliament

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News18•16-02-2026, 01:15
Minority Triumph: Hindus Among Four Elected to Bangladesh Parliament
- •Four minority community candidates, including two Hindus, won in Bangladesh's recent general elections.
- •All winning minority candidates were nominees of the BNP, which is set to form the government.
- •Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Nitai Roy Chowdhury are the two Hindu winners, both from BNP.
- •Saching Pru (Buddhist, Marma community) and Dipen Dewan (Buddhist-majority Chakma community) also secured seats.
- •The 2024 election saw 17 Hindu MPs, matching the 2018 count, with BNP sweeping to power.
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