Final results are yet to be confirmed, but the United States has quickly congratulated T. Rahman and the BNP on their historic victory, according to the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka. T. Rahman expressed confidence that his party would return to power after 15 years of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule in this 170 million-strong South Asian nation. One of the key members of the BNP committee, Salahuddins Ahmed, noted that this victory was eagerly awaited and reflected the trust of the Bangladeshi people in a party capable of fulfilling their youth's aspirations nurtured during the uprising.