The United States has congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman on his victory in the 13th national parliamentary elections.
“Congratulations to the people of Bangladesh on a successful election and to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Tarique Rahman on your historic victory,” the US Embassy in Dhaka wrote on its Facebook page at 7:48am on Friday (February 13).
“The United States looks forward to working with you to realise shared goals of prosperity and security for both our countries,” it added.
According to unofficial results, the BNP-led alliance secured a majority by winning more than 200 constituencies in the elections.
Notably, voting in the parliamentary elections and referendum began at 7:30am on Thursday and continued until 4:30pm.