BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said his party wants to run the country with all those parties that participated with them in the movement.

“We want to run the country more or less with those with whom we carried out the movement,” he said while talking to reporters in front of BNP’s Gulshan office after visiting some polling centres in the capital.

He expressed confidence that his party will win the historic election.

Tarique expressed satisfaction over voter turnout and voiced optimism about his party’s victory.

Earlier in the day, Tarique visited polling centres in Dhaka Cantonment’s Adamjee Cantonment Public School and College, Mohakhali, Panthapath, Bhashantek, Manik Mia Avenue, Road 27 in Dhanmondi, Sohanbagh and Banani’s Bidya Niketan area.

Zubaida’s mother casts vote at City College in Dhaka-10

“From what I have seen in Dhaka city, Alhamdulillah, people are going to cast their votes with great enthusiasm,” he said.

He added that over the past two days he had observed people travelling back to their hometowns by launch, steamer, train and bus to vote.

“We expect that this enthusiasm will continue throughout the day, Inshallah,” he said.

Asked how many seats they expect to win, Tarique said, “We are optimistic that we will win enough constituencies so that we can govern the country well.”

If the election is fair and free from dispute his party will accept the results, he said responding to another question. “But there is a condition -- the election must be impartial and peaceful.”

He also raised concerns about reports in the media, saying, “We are seeing some unwanted incidents and the way people are being misled and will not be accepted by anyone.”

Responding to a question about a possible delay in announcing the election results, the BNP chairman said that in previous elections, results were declared within a specific timeframe and it is expected that the Election Commission will do the same this time.