AL gets 223 seats, independent candidates 61, JP 11 out of 299 seats

Awami League (AL) leads the election result with a big difference as the counting is underway, the election commission said.

AL got 223 seats, independent candidates won 61 seats while Jatiya Party 11 and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal won in one seat out of 299 seats in the unofficial results announced by the Election Commission so far.

Election Commission Secretary Mohammad Jahangir Alam said, `The final announcement would be made officially after the end of the counting of votes by Monday morning.'

According to the trend and scenarios on the field, the ruling Awami League is set to win for the fourth straight term which is expected to install Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the fifth tenure as the premier, fourth consecutively.

Soon after the voting was closed Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said the voters' turnout was around 40 percent while other than some minor sporadic ones, no major irregularity was reported during the voting.

: BSS