An electoral worker empties a ballot box as vote counting begins, during the 13th general election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 12, 2026. [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

Unofficial results show BNP ahead in Bangladesh election

Votes are still being tallied, but unofficial results in the Bangladesh election suggest that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is ‘clearly leading’. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury provides an update from Dhaka.