Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance has scored a landslide two-third majority in the nation’s parliamentary elections. BNP chairman Tarique Rahman is set to take over as the Prime Minister. BNP has returned to power after 20 years. The latest tally shows, BNP-led alliance winning 212 seats in a House of 299, while fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance could win only 77 seats. Eight seats have been won by independent candidates and smaller parties. Till now, final results for 297 out of a total of 299 seats have been declared.Â
