Mahbubur Rahman Tipu, Dohar (Dhaka) 

In the 13th National Parliamentary Election, BNP's "Sheaf of Paddy" candidate Khandakar Abu Ashfaq has been unofficially elected as the Member of Parliament for the Dhaka—1 (Dohar-Nawabganj) seat, winning by a margin of 63,493 votes based on the results from 184 polling centers. According to the results announced by the Dhaka District Assistant Returning Officers, BNP-nominated candidate Khandakar Abu Ashfaq was declared the unofficial winner. The results for these centers were announced around 11:30 PM on Thursday. 

According to the announced results, Khandakar Abu Ashfaq of the "Sheaf of Paddy" symbol received 172,402 votes. His nearest rival, Barrister Nazrul Islam, the candidate with Jamaat-e-Islami's "Scales" symbol, received 108,909 votes. In the total count of 184 centers, Khandakar Abu Ashfaq of the "Sheaf of Paddy" won by 63,493 more votes to become the guardian of this region.

At around 11:30 PM on Thursday (February 12), the Dhaka District Assistant Returning Officers declared the BNP-nominated candidate Khandakar Abu Ashfaq as the unofficial winner.

 Dhaka—1 seat (Dohar—Nawabganj) was once known as an impregnable fortress of the BNP. Khandakar Abu Ashfaq, the winner with the "Sheaf of Paddy," has now succeeded in reclaiming that lost empire. Since Friday morning, he has been visiting every union in Dohar and Nawabganj to exchange greetings and share sweets with activists. During this time, Khandakar Abu Ashfaq promised everyone that he would transform the Dhaka—1 constituency (Dohar and Nawabganj) through extensive "development" activities in his elected area.