P. K. Balachandran
Outstanding issues and attitudinal obstacles stand in the way of a true rapprochement
The parliamentary elections in Bangladesh held on February 12, have marked a significant shift, with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, securing a landslide victory. Official and reported results indicate the BNP and its allies won around 212 seats out of roughly 299-300 directly elected seats, giving it a commanding majority or two-thirds control in the Jatiya Sangsad.
The Islamist Jamaat-e-Islami and its allies performed strongly emerging as the main opposition, securing approximately 68-77 seats (a historic high for Jamaat), while the student-led National Citizens’ Party (NCP) and others picked up smaller numbers.
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