Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami boycotted the BNP cabinet swearing-in despite Tarique Rahman taking office as prime minister, exposing early tensions over constitutional reform following the party’s landslide election victory.

Bangladesh faces political tension over oath dispute, constitutional reforms, protests and new BNP government.

By Tora Agarwala, Krishna N. Das and Zia Chowdhury DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday, local TV stations showed, securing a resounding mandate in a pivotal vote that is expected to restore political stability in the South Asian nation.

Bangladesh is bracing for fresh political unrest as a government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party prepares to take office, with Jamaat and allies threatening protests over a dispute on constitutional reforms and the oath-taking process.

Bangladesh’s prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman has appealed for unity in the country and dedicated his sweeping win to those who “sacrificed for democracy”, as his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won with a thumping majority in the recently-concluded parliamentary elections.

In the aftermath of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) landslide victory in the February 12 general election, a local office of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj was allegedly set on fire in the early hours,

In response, the BNP affirmed its commitment to democratic values and said it looked forward to strengthening ties with India based on mutual respect and regional stability.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Tarique Rahman has claimed victory in Bangladesh’s 13th parliamentary elections. Rahman, the son of fo