Bangladesh Election: Two Hindus among four minority MPs elected as BNP secures big win

Four candidates from minority communities have been elected to Bangladesh’s parliament in the latest general election, all representing the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is set to form the new government on Tuesday. Among the winners are two Hindu leaders, Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Nitai Roy Chowdhury. Roy secured a seat in Dhaka, while Chowdhury won in the western district of Magura. Both defeated candidates from Jamaat-e-Islami. Roy is a member of the BNP’s highest policy-making standing committee. Chowdhury serves as one of the party’s vice presidents and is regarded as a senior adviser and key strategist to the leadership.

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