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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today Friday (February 13) congratulated party supremo Tariq Rahman on the victory of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. BNP, which won this election, will now take over power in place of the interim administration. In August 2024, Awami League chief and the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had to be ousted from power, after which the reins of Bangladesh were in the hands of Mohammad Yunus.
‘Congratulations for this big victory, my brother.’
The Chief Minister of West Bengal posted on X today and said that my hearty congratulations, Shubhonandan, to all my brothers and sisters and all the people of Bangladesh. My best wishes to all of you in advance of Ramadan. My congratulations to my Tariq Bhai, his party and all the parties for this big victory. Pray that you all remain healthy and happy. Mamata Banerjee has expressed hope that relations between India and Bangladesh always remain tension-free. He wrote that I wish that our relations with Bangladesh always remain cordial.
My hearty congratulations, shubhonandan, to all my brothers and sisters, all the people, in Bangladesh. My advance Ramazan mubarak to all of them.
For this great victory, my congratulations to my Tarique-Bhai, his party, and all the parties. Pray, you all be well and happy.…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) February 13, 2026
The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh is yet to formally announce the election results, but according to unofficial figures and estimates circulated by local media, BNP and its allies have won more than 210 seats while Jamaat-e-Islami has emerged as the main opposition party.
Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League could not contest the elections
This time BNP has emerged as the largest party in the general elections of Bangladesh. Its leader and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s son Tariq Rehman will become the next Prime Minister of the country. After staying in London for a long time, Tariq Rahman recently returned to Bangladesh a few days before the elections. This is the first time in Bangladesh that Awami League could not participate in the elections, because the head of the interim government, Yunus, has banned Sheikh Hasina’s party and he is in India.
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