# Awami League wins Bangladesh parliamentary election

Date: 2008

General elections were held in Bangladesh on 12 February 2026 to elect members of the Jatiya Sangsad. It was the first general election since the July Uprising of 2024 that ended the 15-year-long rule of [Sheikh Hasina](/people/sheikh-hasina). The [Bangladesh Nationalist Party](/organizations/bangladesh-nationalist-party) (BNP), led by Tarique Rahman, won a landslide victory in the election, securing two-thirds of seats; [Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami](/organizations/bangladesh-jamaat-e-islami) secured the second most seats and a constitutional referendum on the July Charter was held alongside the election.

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