Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- The United States has congratulated the people of Bangladesh for successfully holding the national election, and extended its best wishes to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairman Tarique Rahman for their historic victory.

In a statement issued by the US Embassy on Friday morning, a day after the 13th parliamentary election held on Thursday (February 12), Washington expressed its interest in working together to advance the shared goals of prosperity and security between the two countries.

The statement said: "Congratulations to the people of Bangladesh on a successful election and to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Tarique Rahman on your historic victory."

"The United States looks forward to work...