International media outlets have given extensive coverage to the 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum in Bangladesh. Prominent news organisations including The Guardian, BBC, Al Jazeera and The Hindu featured it as lead news throughout the day, with most broadcasting live blogs during polling on Thursday.
The Election Commission (EC) has said that voting data from 6,620 polling centers across the country is still pending.
Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has expressed heartfelt congratulations and gratitude to the entire nation for the peaceful, orderly and festive completion of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter.
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has demanded the suspension of voting at several polling centres in three constituencies; Cumilla-8, Shariatpur-2 and Patuakhali-1—alleging widespread irregularities and voter intimidation.
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has informed that 6,48,000 domestic postal ballots have been received by returning officers from within the country.
Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Thursday (February 12) confirmed that the results of the 13th National Parliament elections will be officially gazetted by February 14, with the new government expected to assume office between February 17 and 18.