Ruling Awami League (AL) has got absolute majority in the 11th national elections to retain power for the third consecutive term. Out of 299 seats, the results were announced for 298. Of these, the Awami League won 259 constituencies. Meanwhile, Jatiya Party (JP) won in 20 constituencies, Independent candidates three, Workers Party (WP) three and Jatiya Samajtanrtik Dal (JSD) and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh won two seats each. Besides, Bangladesh Tariqat Federation and Jatiya Party (Manju) won one seat each. The opposition alliance, Jatiya Oikyafront, won seven seats, of which BNP won five seats and Gono Forum won two seats. Voting for the 11th parliamentary elections began at 8am and continued till 4pm without any break on Sunday. The seats won by Awami League candidates are given below: Panchagarh-1 Mazharul Haque Pradan, Panchagarh-1 Nurul Islam Sujon, Thakurgaon-1, Ramesh Chandra Sen, Thakurgaon-2, Dabirul Islam, Dinajpur-1, Manoranjan Shil Gopal, Dinajpur-2 Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, Dinajpur-3 Iqbalur Rahim, Dinajpur-4 Abul Hasan Mahmud Chowdhury, Dinajpur-5 Mostafizur Rahman Fizar, Dinajpur-6 Shibli Sadik, Nilphamari-1 Aftab Uddin Sarkar, Nilphamari-2 Asaduzzaman Noor, Lalmonirhat-1 Motahar Hossain, Lalmonirhat-2 Nuruzzaman Ahmed, Rangpur-2 Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury, Rangpur-4 Tipu Munshi, Rangpur-5 HN Ashiqur Rahman, Rangpur-6 Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Kurigram-1 Saifur Rahman Rana, Kurigram-3 Akkach Ali Sarkar, Kurigram-4 Zakir Hossain, Gaibandha-2 Mahabub Ara Begum Gini, Gaibandha-4 Monwar Hossain Chowdhury, Gaibandha-5 Fazle Rabbi Miah, Joypurhat-1 Shamsul Alam Dudu, Joypurhat-2 Abu Sayeed Al Mahmud Swapan, Bogra-1 Abdul Mannan, Bogra-5 Habibur Rahman, Chapainawabganj-1 Samil Uddin, Naogaon-1 Sadhan Chandra Majumder, Naogaon-2 Shahiduzzaman Sarkar, Naogaon-3 Selim Uddin Tarafdar, Naogaon-4 Imazuddin Pramanik, Naogaon-5 Nizam Uddin Jalil, Naogaon-6 Israfil Alam, Rajshahi-1 Omar Faruk Chowdhury, Rajshahi-3 Ain Uddin, Rajshahi-4 Enamul Haque, Rajshahi-5 Mansur Rahman, Rajshahi-6 Shahriar Alam, Natore-1 Shahidul Islam Bakul, Natore-2 Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Natore-3 Junaid Ahmed Palak, Natore-4 Abdul Kuddus, Sirajganj-1 Mohammad Nasim, Sirajganj-2 Habibey Millat, Sirajganj-3 Abdul Aziz, Sirajganj-4 Tanvir Imam, Sirajganj-5 Abdul Momin Mondol, Sirajganj-6 Hasibur Rahman Swapan, Pabna-1 Shamsul Haque Tuku, Pabna-2 Ahmed Firoz Kabir, Pabna-3 Mokbul Hossain, Pabna-4 Shamsur Rahman Sharif, Pabna-5 Golam Faruk Khandaker Prince, Meherpur-1 Farhad Hossain, Meherpur-2 Md Shahiduzzaman, Kushtia-1 AKM Sarwar Jahan, Kushtia-2 Hasanul Haq Inu, Kushtia-3 Mahbub-Ul-Alam Hanif, Kushtia-4 Selim Altaf George, Chuadanga-1 Solaiman Huq Zoarder Salon, Chuadanga-2 Ali Asgar, Jhenaidah-1 Abdul Hai, Jhenaidah-2 Tahjib Alam Siddiqui, Jhenaidah-3 Shafiqul Azam Khan, Jhenaidah-4 Anwarul Azim Aner, Jessore-1 Sheikh Afil Uddin, Jessore-2 Nasir Uddin, Jessore-3 Kazi Nabil Ahmed, Jessore-4 Ranajit Kumar Roy, Jessore-5 Swapan Bhattacharya, Jessore-6 Ismat Ara Sadek, Magura-1 Saifuzzaman Shekhor, Magura-2 Dr Biren Shikder, Narail-1 Kabirul Haque, Narail-2 Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, Bagerhat-1 Sheikh Helal Uddin, Bagerhat-2 Sheikh Tonmoy, Bagerhat-3 Habibun Nahar, Bagerhat-4 Mozammel Hossain, Khulna-1 Panchanan Biswas, Khulna-2 Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, Khulna-3 Munnujan Sufian, Khulna-4 Abdus Salam Murshedi, Khulna-5 Narayan Chandra Chanda, Khulna-6 Akteruzzaman Babu, Satkhira-2 Mir Mustaq Ahmed Robi, Satkhira-3 AFM Ruhul Haque, Satkhira-4 SM Jaglul Haider, Barguna-1 Dhirendra Chandra Debnath, Barguna-2 Shawkat Hasanur Rahman Rimon, Patuakhali-1 Shahjahan Mia, Patuakhali-2 ASM Firoz, Patuakhali-3 SM Shahjada, Patuakhali-4 Muhibur Rahman, Bhola-1 Tofail Ahmed, Bhola-2 Ali Azam, Bhola-3 Nurunnabi Chowdhury, Bhola-4 Abdullah Al-Islam Jacob, Barisal-1 Abul Hasanat Abdullah, Barisal-2 Shah Alam, Barisal-4 Pankaj Nath, Barisal-5 Zahid Farooq, Jhalokathi-1 Bazlul Haq Harun, Jhalakathi-2 Amir Hossain Amu, Pirojpur-1 SM Rezaul Karim, Tangail-1 Abdur Razzak, Tangail-2 Tanvir Hasan, Tangail-3 Ataur Rahman Khan, Tangail-4 Hasan Imam Khan, Tangail-5 Sanuar Hossain, Tangail-6, Ahsalun Islam Titu, Tangail-7 Ekabbar Hossain, Tangail-8 Zohaherul Islam, Jamalpur-1 Abul Kalam Azad, Jamalpur-2 Faridul Haque Khan Dulal, Jamalpur-3 Mirza Azam, Jamalpur-4 Murad Hasan, Jamalpur-5 Mozaffar Hossain, Sherpur-1 Atiur Rahman Atique, Sherpur-2 Matia Chowdhury, Sherpur-3 AKM Fazlul Haque, Mymensingh-1 Jewel Arang, Mymensingh-2 Sharif Ahmed, Mymensingh-3 Nazimuddin Ahmed, Mymensingh-4 Rawsan Ershad, Mymensingh-5 KM Khalid, Mymensingh-6 Moslem Uddin, Mymensing-7 Ruhul Amin Madani, Mymensingh-9 Anwarul Abedin Khan, Mymensingh-10 Fahmi Golandaz Babel, Mymensingh-11 Kazimuddin Ahmed, Netrokona-1 Manu Majumder, Netrokona-2 Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru, Netrokona-3 Asim Kumar Ukil, Netrokona-4 Rebeka Momin, Netrokona-5 Warasat Hossain Belal, Kishoreganj-1 Syed Ashraful Islam, Kishoreganj-2 Noor Mohammad, Kishoreganj-4 Rezwan Ahmad Tawfiq, Kishoreganj-5 Afzal Hossain, Kishoreganj-6 Nazmul Hassan, Manikganj-1 Naimur Rahman Durjoy, Manikganj-2 Momtaj Begum, Manikganj-3 Zahid Malik Swapan, Munshiganj-2 Sagufta Yasmin Emily, Munshiganj-3 Mrinal Kanti Das, Dhaka-1 Salman F Rahman, Dhaka-2 Kamrul Islam, Dhaka-3 Nasrul Hamid, Dhaka-5 Habibur Rahman Mollah, Dhaka-7 Md Selim, Dhaka-9 Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Dhaka-10 Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, Dhaka-11 AKM Rahmatullah, Dhaka-12 Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, Dhaka-13 Sadek Khan, Dhaka-14 Aslamul Haque, Dhaka-15 Kamal Ahmed Majumder, Dhaka-16 Elias Uddin Mollah, Dhaka-17 Akbar Hossain Pathan Faruk, Dhaka-18 Sahara Khatun, Dhaka-19 Enamur Rahman, Dhaka-20 Benazir Ahmed. Gazipur-1 AKM Mozammel Haque, Gazipur-2 Zahid Ahsan Russell, Gazipur-3 Iqbal Hossain Sabuj, Gazipur-4 Simin Hossain Rimi, Gazipur-5 Meher Afroz Chumki, Narsingdi-1 Nazrul Islam, Narsingdi-2 Anwarul Ashraf Khan, Narsingdi-3 Zahirul Haque Bhuiyan Mohan, Narsingdi-4 Nurul Mazid Mahmud Humayun, Narsingdi-5 Razi Uddin Ahmed, Narayanganj-1 Golam Dastagir Gazi, Narayanganj-2 Nazrul Islam Babu, Narayanganj-4 AKM Shamim Osman, Rajbari-1 Kazi Keramat Ali, Rajbari-2 Zillul Hakim, Faridpur-1 Manzur Hossain, Faridpur-2 Sajeda Chowdhury, Faridpur-3 Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, Gopalganj-1 Faruk Khan, Gopalganj-2 Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, Gopalganj-3 Sheikh Hasina, Madaripur-1 Noor-e-Alam Chowdhury Liton, Madaripur-2 Shahjahan Khan, Madaripur-3 Abdus Sobhan Golap, Shariatpur-1 Iqbal Hossain Apu, Shariatpur-2 AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, Shariatpur-3 Nahim Razzak, Sunamganj-1 Moazzem Hossain Ratan, Sunamganj-2 Jaya Sengupta, Sunamganj-3 MA Mannan, Sunamganj-5 Muhibur Rahman Manik, Sylhet-1 AK Abdul Momen, Sylhet-3 Mahmud-Us-Samad Chowdhury, Sylhet-4 Imran Ahmad, Sylhet-5, Hafiz Ahmed Majumder, Sylhet-6, Nurul Islam Nahid, Moulvibazar-1 Shahab Uddin, Moulvibazar-3 Nesar Ahmed, Moulvibazar-4 Abdus Shahid, Habiganj-1 Gazi Mohammad Shahnawaz, Habiganj-2 Abdul Mazid Khan, Habiganj-3 Abu Jahir, Habiganj-4 Mahbub Ali, Brahmanbaria-1 Badrudduza Farhad Hossain Sangram, Brahmanbaria-3 AM Ubaidul Moktadir Chowdhury, Brahmanbaria-4 Anisul Haque, Brahmanbaria-5 Ebadul Karim Bulbul, Brahmanbaria-6 ABM Tajul Islam, Comilla-1 Subid Ali Bhuiyan, Comilla-2 Selima Ahmed Marry, Comilla-3 Yusuf Abdullah Haroon, Comilla-4 Raji Mohammad Fakhrul, Comilla-5 Abdul Matin Khasru, Comilla-6 AKM Bahar Uddin, Comilla-7 Ali Ashraf, Comilla-8 Nasimul Alam Chowdhury, Comilla-9 Tajul Islam, Comilla-10 AHM Mustafa Kamal, Comilla-11 Mujibul Haque, Chandpur-1 Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir, Chandpur-2 Nurul Amin, Chandpur-3 Dr. Dipu Moni, Chandpur-4 Shafiqur Rahman, Chandpur-5 Rafiqul Islam, Feni-2 Nizam Uddin Hazari, Noakhali-1 HM Ibrahim, Noakhali-2 Morshed Alam, Noakhali-3 Mamunur Rashid Kiran, Noakhali-4 Ekramul Karim Chowdhury, Noakhali-5 Obaidul Quader, Noakhali-6 Ayesha Ferdous, Laxmipur-1 Anwar Hossain Khan, Laxmipur-3 AKM Shahjahan Kamal, Chittagong-1 Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, Chittagong-3 Mahfuzur Rahman Mita, Chittagong-4 Didarul Alam, Chittagong-6 ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, Chittagong-7 Hasan Mahmud, Chittagong-8 Moin Uddin Khan Badal, Chittagong-9 Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, Chittagong-10 Afsarul Amin, Chittagong-11 M Abdul Latif, Chittagong-12 Shamsul Haque Chowdhury, Chittagong-13, Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Chittagong-14 Nazrul Islam Chowdhury, Chittagong-15 Abu Reza Muhammad Nezamuddin Nadvi, Chittagong-16 Mostafizur Rahman Chowdhury, Cox's Bazar-1 Jafar Alam, Cox's Bazar-2 Ashek Ullah Rafiq, Cox's Bazar-3 Saimum Sarwar Kamal, Cox's Bazar-4 Shahina Akhter, Kujendra Lal Tripura of Khagrachari, Bir Bahadur U Shwe Sing of Bandarban. 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Sheikh Hasina, Awami League President and daughter of father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is set to take charge as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth time. She is going to form a new government after the landslide victory in the eleventh parliamentary elections held on Sunday. As a result, Sheikh Hasina will be the prime minister for the fourth time and for three times consecutively. Hasina will be first fourth time Prime Minister of Bangladesh. On June 23 in 1996, Hasina took office as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the first time. Under her dynamic leadership, Bangladesh Awami League achieved win in the parliamentary elections with a big margin held on June 12 of that year. The 9th parliamentary elections were organized on December 29 in 2008. In the election, Bangladesh Awami League-led grand alliance got absolute majority and on January 6, 2009, Sheikh Hasina took the charge of Prime Minister for the second time. After the Awami League's absolute victory in the general elections held on January 5, 2014, Sheikh Hasina took oath as the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh for the third time on January 12. MHK

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern as the results turned questionable and controversial following allegation of code of conduct violation including applying force and loss of 19 lives. Besides, the organization has demanded for judicial inquiry over the incident of Representation of People Order (RPO) violation throughout the country including Dhaka known through mass media. TIB Executive Director Dr. Iftekharuzzaman upheld this demand in a statement on Monday. He said, we demanded that level playing grounds be created for all stakeholders from the beginning. However, news of attacks, repression and lawsuits intended to harass the candidates and their supporters of a contending alliance as reported by the national and international media is an ominous sign for democracy. Dr. Iftekharuzzaman said, such harassment allegedly continued even the night before and day of elections. The most worrying fact is that people might lose their confidence on the system of democracy. He said, the way the Chief Election Commissioner tried to shrug off the allegations regarding the polling agents of an alliance is embarrassing and the concern has deepened whether the commission could effectively carry out its constitutional duty. He also said, the negative incidents like violation of RPO happened even in the capital in the name of lunch time break in the election. The way it was published in the local and international media in the reports that cannot be said as propaganda. Besides, leaving the spot with box fill up with ballot papers before the voting starts, running short of ballot papers before casting votes of many voters, assaulting candidate in the vote center-TIB thinks that these incidents need immediate investigations.     Iftekharuzzaman said, Ensuring justice through a judicial probe of the allegations will be of immense value for the credibility, self-confidence and public trust of a government that is being formed in the wake of an unprecedented outcome of an unprecedented election. AH    

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and her party for landslide victory in the 11th parliamentary election. According to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the Indian Prime Minister conveyed his greetings over telephone on Monday. Hasina-led Awami League has won 259 seats in the election held on Sunday. Awami League is now going to form government for the third consecutive term. MHK

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief foreign observers and journalists on the December 30 eleventh parliamentary elections on Monday afternoon. The press conference will be held at 4pm, said Awami League joint general secretary Abdur Rahman. He was talking to reporters at Awami League President Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office in the capital. He, however, did not clarify where the press meet will be held. Abdur Rahman said Sheikh Hasina is on course to take oath as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fourth time. Awami League has secured absolute majority by winning 259 seats in the parliamentary elections held on Sunday. Jatiya Party (JP) won in 20 constituencies, Independent candidates three, Workers Party (WP) three and Jatiya Samajtanrtik Dal (JSD) and Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh won two seats each. Besides, Bangladesh Tariqat Federation and Jatiya Party (Manju) won one seat each. The opposition alliance, Jatiya Oikyafront, won seven seats, of which BNP won five seats and Gono Forum won two seats. Terming the election farcical, Jatiya Oikyafront top leader Dr Kamal Hossain has rejected polls results citing allegations of vote rigging and demanded the Election Commission to hold fresh polls under a non-partisan interim government.   MHK