BNP Standing Committee Member and Chairman of the party's Election Steering Committee Nazrul Islam Khan spoke at a press briefing in Dhaka today. Photo : BSS

DHAKA, Feb 13, 2026 (BSS) - BNP Standing Committee Member and Chairman of the party's Election Steering Committee Nazrul Islam Khan today expressed optimism that the BNP would achieve better results in the future than in the thirteenth parliamentary election.

Speaking to reporters this morning after the Election Commission announced the official results, he said the party had fielded candidates in 292 constituencies with the expectation of winning all of them.

"Whenever someone contests an election, they hope to win. Even a candidate who receives only a few hundred votes enters the race with the aim of victory," he said.

Responding to a question about whether the BNP was satisfied with the outcome, Nazrul Islam Khan said complete satisfaction is difficult in any situation. "Who is ever 100 percent satisfied? It is very difficult to be fully satisfied. However, we are reasonably satisfied," he added.

He said that compared to many previous elections, the latest polls witnessed significantly fewer casualties and less damage and destruction.

"By the infinite grace of Allah, compared to many past elections, there were far fewer casualties, much less damage and far less destruction of state resources. Nothing like that happened on a large scale this time. This is an important matter," he said.

Nazrul Islam Khan also noted that a culture of voter apathy had developed over a long period during which people were deprived of their voting rights.

"We have not yet been able to fully overcome that situation. We hope that in the coming days we will be able to generate greater interest among voters, so that everyone goes to the polling centres and exercises their right to choose those who will run the state," he added.