BNP wins 18 of 19 seats in Sylhet Division
Published: 13 February 2026, 12:55:31
The BNP has secured victory in 18 out of 19 parliamentary constituencies in Sylhet Division.
The remaining seat was won by Mufti Abul Hasan of Khelafat Majlis. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami failed to win a single seat in the division.
According to the announced unofficial results, BNP candidates won five of the six constituencies in Sylhet district.
In Sylhet-1, BNP candidate Khandaker Abdul Muktadir emerged victorious; in Sylhet-2, Tahsina Rushdier Luna, wife of missing BNP leader Ilias Ali, won the seat; in Sylhet-3, Mohammad Abdul Malik secured victory; in Sylhet-4, Ariful Haque Chowdhury won; and in Sylhet-6, Emran Ahmed Chowdhury was elected. The only exception was Sylhet-5, where Khelafat Majlis candidate Mufti Abul Hasan won with the party symbol ‘wall clock’.
In Sunamganj district, BNP candidates swept all five constituencies. Kamruzzaman Kamrul won in Sunamganj-1; Nasir Uddin Chowdhury in Sunamganj-2; Koysor M Ahmed in Sunamganj-3; Nurul Islam Nurul in Sunamganj-4; and Kalim Uddin Milon in Sunamganj-5.
In Moulvibazar district, BNP candidates also secured all four seats: Nasir Uddin Mithu in Moulvibazar-1; Shaukatul Islam Shaku in Moulvibazar-2; M Nasir Rahman in Moulvibazar-3; and Haji Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury in Moulvibazar-4.
BNP likewise won all four constituencies in Habiganj district. Dr Reza Kibria won in Habiganj-1; Dr Sakhawat Hossain Jibon in Habiganj-2; G K Gous in Habiganj-3; and S M Faisal in Habiganj-4.
