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New Parliament Dominated by Fresh Faces: Debutants Constitute Over Half of MPs Across Parties

Express Report
  14 Feb 2026, 02:38

Among the winners of the 13th parliamentary elections, 151 candidates will be entering parliament for the first time.

The newcomers include BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman, and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam.

Ganosamhati Andolon Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki and Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur are also on this list of debutants.

Results for 297 out of 299 seats in the parliamentary polls have been announced. Of these, the BNP has won 209 seats, while Jamaat secured 68.

NCP secured six seats, and the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis won two.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Khelafat Majlis, and the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) each secured one seat.

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New Parliament Dominated by Fresh Faces: Debutants Constitute Over Half of MPs Across Parties

Express Report
  14 Feb 2026, 02:38

Among the winners of the 13th parliamentary elections, 151 candidates will be entering parliament for the first time.

The newcomers include BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman, and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam.

Ganosamhati Andolon Chief Coordinator Zonayed Saki and Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur are also on this list of debutants.

Results for 297 out of 299 seats in the parliamentary polls have been announced. Of these, the BNP has won 209 seats, while Jamaat secured 68.

NCP secured six seats, and the Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis won two.

Islami Andolan Bangladesh, Khelafat Majlis, and the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) each secured one seat.

Comments

Historic Landslide Victory: Tarique Thanks Supporters as BNP Secures Decisive Mandate
Counting of More Than One Million Postal Ballots Underway
CA Expresses Gratitude as Polls and Referendum End Without Incident
A Landmark Election’: CEC Praises 13th Jatiya Sangsad Vote as Highly Successful
Historic First: 13th National Election Held Violence-Free After 35 Years