Power Shift in Bangladesh: Tarique Rahman Set to Become PM After BNP's Landslide Win

• Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a landslide victory in the 13th national parliamentary elections, winning over 208 out of 299 seats.
• Tarique Rahman, in exile for years, won from Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 constituencies, making him the frontrunner for Prime Minister.
• A referendum on a new constitution with 30 reforms, including PM term limits and a bicameral parliament, was supported by 72.9% of the public.
• Awami League was absent from elections after its registration was cancelled; Sheikh Hasina called the elections "one-sided and a sham."
• BNP urged supporters to celebrate victory with restraint and prayers for Khaleda Zia and national peace, given Bangladesh's history of violence.