Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president
Bangladesh elects Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir by parliamentary vote, filling vacancy after Shahabuddin’s resignation.
![Alamgir, Secretary General of BNP, addresses media for the first time after BNP wins the 13th General Election. [Feb. 14: Elke Scholiers/Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/getty_6a87154723-1787237703.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Student activists of the National Citizen Party at a rally before the February 12 election [Masum Billah/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/an-ncp-rally-1772075250.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Who are Bangladesh’s new cabinet members?
Tarique Rahman of the BNP is sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh. His cabinet appointments are also revealed.
Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Bangladesh prime minister
Rahman takes office as other lawmakers are sworn in to parliament days after the BNP’s landslide election victory.
Bangladesh’s interim leader Yunus steps down as new gov’t set to take over
‘Let the practice of democracy continue,’ said Yunus, who has overseen country’s post-uprising transition since 2024.
‘Very hopeful’: Cautious optimism among Gen Z Bangladeshis after key vote
As BNP’s Rahman ascends to power, young Bangladeshis demand gov’t prioritise their voices and deliver on poll promises.
![Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman (C) gestures as he arrives to address a press conference in Dhaka on February 14, 2026. [Sajjad Hussain/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AFP__20260214__97HL4ZG__v1__HighRes__BangladeshPoliticsVote_cropped_for_vertical-1771077946.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
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Bangladeshi PM-in-waiting urges opposition to work with BNP
Bangladeshi Prime Minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman urged opposition parties to work with the incoming BNP government.
Published On 14 Feb 2026
Tarique Rahman: From 17-year exile to landslide win in Bangladesh election
Results mark a remarkable reversal of fortune for BNP chief who left country in 2008 and returned only two months ago.
‘Bangladesh will be better’: BNP victory puts nation at crossroads
The victorious Bangladesh Nationalist Party supporters are jubilant, but analysts warn of challenges ahead.
Why the BNP won Bangladesh’s post-uprising election
Jamaat’s surge reshaped the contest, but constituency arithmetic and network power determined the outcome.
Bangladesh PM-in-waiting Rahman appeals for unity as BNP sweeps polls
Interim leader Muhammad Yunus congratulates Rahman for ‘the landslide victory of his party’.
Could BNP’s landslide win open a new geopolitical chapter for Bangladesh?
Tarique Rahman’s decisive victory may redraw regional alignments after years of pro-India policy under ousted PM Hasina.
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