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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Dhaka, February 13 (Xinhua) — The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tariq Rahman, won 209 of the 299 parliamentary seats in Thursday's general elections, Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the Election Commission, told reporters on Friday.
According to him, the Jamaat-e-Islami party took second place with 68 seats, while another 20 seats went to independent candidates and small parties.
In Bangladesh, the party that wins a majority in parliament can form the government, A. Ahmed added.
Voter turnout reached 59.44 percent, which amounts to more than 127 million eligible voters, he said.
Asif Nazrul, Adviser on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to the interim government of Bangladesh, earlier said that power would be handed over to the newly elected administration before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan around February 19.
"After the official announcement of the election results is published in the Government Gazette, the swearing-in of the newly elected members of parliament will be organized as soon as possible. The new government will then be sworn in," he said.
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