Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, right, flashes the victory sign after casting her ballot as her daughter Saima Wazed Hossain, left, and her sister Sheikh Rehana look on at a polling station in Dhaka on December 30, 2018 (Photo: AFP)

The AL and its allies crossed the 151 seats required to form a government and won 191 seats while the opposition coalition had only 5, local media reported.

This time 1,841 candidates, 1,745 from political parties and 96 independent, are vying for 300 parliamentary seats, the Election Commission said.