Four candidates from minority communities, including two Hindus, won in the recent general elections in Bangladesh, with all being nominees of the BNP, which is set to form the government on Tuesday (February 17, 2026).
Goyeshwar Chandra Roy and Nitai Roy Chowdhury are the two Hindu candidates who won on a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ticket. They won from a Dhaka seat and the western Magura constituency, defeating their rivals fielded by the Jamaat-e-Islami.
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Mr. Roy is a member of the BNP’s highest policy-making standing committee, while Mr. Chowdhury is one of the prominent vice presidents of the party as well as a senior advisor and strategist for its top leadership.
The third minority MP-elect is Saching Pru, a senior BNP leader and follower of the Buddhist faith, representing the Marma ethnic community in southeastern hill district of Bandarban, from where he was elected.
