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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Dhaka

Bangladesh election: BNP wins historic first vote since overthrow of Hasina

People arrive to cast their vote in the 13th general election on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh
People arrive to cast their votes in Dhaka on Thursday. Photograph: Drik/Getty Images

The Bangladesh Nationalist party, led by Tarique Rahman, has won a sweeping victory in the country’s first election since a gen Z uprising toppled the autocratic regime of Sheikh Hasina.

Results from the election commission confirmed the BNP alliance had won 212 seats, returning the party to power after 20 years, while the rival alliance, led by the Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami, won 77 seats.

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