SYLHET, Feb 14, 2026 (BSS) - Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has emerged victorious in the 13th national parliamentary election, winning the Sylhet-1 constituency with a total of 176,936 votes.  Muktadir, who contested under the symbol of a sheaf of paddy, defeated his closest rival, Habibur Rahman of Jamaat-e-Islami, who secured 134,983 votes. In his victory speech, Muktadir expressed heartfelt gratitude to the people of Sylhet, thanking them for their overwhelming support.  "First of all, I express my boundless gratitude to Allah Ta'ala. I also thank my late guardian, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and Tarique Rahman, and the senior leaders of my party," Muktadir said. Muktadir pledged to work tirelessly to implement his development agenda. "The people of Sylhet have blessed me with their love and trust, and now it is time to act. Together, we will build a happy and prosperous Sylhet, InshaAllah," he added. Muktadir also expressed his commitment to strengthening the democratic culture in Bangladesh. "I have met my rival candidate at his house, and we want to work together to further nurture democracy and promote a culture of accountability in this country," he said.

SIRAJGANJ, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) – BNP Standing Committee member and MP-elect from Sirajganj-2 constituency Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku today expressed his firmness that he would build a terror-free society, improve the law and order, and ensure the safety of people's lives and property. "My main task now is to build a terror-free society . . . It is mandatory to improve law and order and ensure the safety of people's lives and property," he said while addressing a thanksgiving meeting and doa mahfil at the Central Jame Masjid here today coincided with the BNP’s landslide victory in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Polls and Referendum 2026  Expressing his gratefulness to the Almighty Allah, Tuku said by the grace of Allah, people voted him to be a parliament member for the development of Sirajganj. “Sirajganj will be made a traffic-free, modern and unique city through developing Katakhali here,” he added. Stressing the importance of drug control, he said, addiction and drugs are the ultimate enemies of human civilization as it destroys life and potential, ignites the fire of unrest in peaceful families and creates lawlessness and unrest in society. The newly elected MP committed that the lawlessness and unrest in society will be eliminated by destroying the drug dens.  Pesh Imam of Central Jame Masjid Khatib Mufti Hafez Maulana Abdullah Sorkar conducted the special prayer. BNP National Executive Committee member and Sirajganj District BNP General Secretary Md Saidur Rahman Bachchu, Vice President Md Maqbul Hossain Chowdhury, Nazmul Hasan Talukder Rana, Senior Joint General Secretary VP Shamim Khan, Joint General Secretary Nur Kayem Sabuj, Joint General Secretary and Sirajganj Press Club President Harun or Rashid Khan Hasan, along with leaders of BNP and its affiliated organizations were present. Among others, Sirajganj Judge Court PP and District Bar Association President Advocate Rafiq Sorker and Central Jame Mosque Management Committee General Secretary T A Hamid Tanha were also present.