Beijing, February 13 China congratulated the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on its landslide victory in the general elections on Friday, expressing its readiness to work with Dhaka to deepen high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and advance the Strategic Cooperative Partnership.
The BNP won 209 out of 297 seats, while the right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami, known to be close to Pakistan, secured 68 seats. The Awami League party of Hasina was barred from contesting the 13th Parliamentary elections, which saw a voter turnout of 59.44%.
China noted that Bangladesh had held a steady and smooth general election and congratulated the BNP on winning the election, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in a statement.
As a traditional friend and neighbor of Bangladesh, China supports Bangladesh in advancing its domestic political agenda, he said.
China stands ready to work with it to carry forward the time-honored friendship, deepen high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and practical cooperation in various areas, and further strengthen the China-Bangladesh comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership, he said.
China has had close ties with Bangladesh for the past decades and has carried out significant investments under its flagship BRI projects during the previous Awami League government, headed by Sheikh Hasina.
Following her ouster after nationwide protests in August 2024, the outgoing interim government led by Muhammad Yunus sought to develop closer strategic ties with Beijing to counter India's influence in Bangladesh.
