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Bangladesh's Hasina Celebrates 'Absolute Victory' After Polls Without Opposition

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament, election officials said Monday after polls boycotted by the opposition as a "sham".

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Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition

Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition

Initial signs suggest a low turnout in controversial poll guaranteed to give a fourth straight term to PM Sheikh Hasina.

Prime minister wins overwhelming majority in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts vote

Prime minister wins overwhelming majority in Bangladesh as opposition boycotts vote

Voters in Bangladesh cast ballots Sunday in an election fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to seize a fourth term.

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‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West

The nation of 170 million people votes on Sunday in elections that the main opposition has boycotted.

Thousands of opposition activists languish in prison as Bangladesh gears up for national election

In the months leading to Bangladesh’s national election on Sunday, thousands of opposition supporters and politicians have been arrested

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Bans and boycotts: The troubled history of Bangladesh’s elections

Since independence in 1971, only a handful of the country’s elections have been considered ‘free and fair’.

‘Dummy’ candidates, coerced voting: Inside Bangladesh’s election ‘charade’

Amid opposition boycott, ruling party accused of fielding ‘dummies’ and threatening people to show up on voting day.

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Bangladesh’s ongoing political crisis is ‘high risk’ for fragile economy

Bangladesh’s ongoing political crisis is ‘high risk’ for fragile economy

Experts attribute the current economic downfall to an oligarchy of political elites entrenched in Sheikh Hasina regime.

Bangladesh-India relation written in blood: Information Minister Hasan Mahmood

Bangladesh-India relation written in blood: Information Minister Hasan Mahmood

Bangladesh’s relation with India is not comparable to any other bilateral ties, Dhaka’s Information Minister Hasan Mahmood told The Hindu on August 5. He and four other leading members of the Awami League will be visiting India from August 6 to 9 as part of “KNOW BJP” initiative for external…

Relations with India will be hit if Awami League is not in power: Bangladesh Information Minister

Relations with India will be hit if Awami League is not in power: Bangladesh Information Minister

Pointing to the close relations developed with India by the Awami League government, Bangladesh Information Minister Hasan Mahmud pointed out that the country’s ties with its larger neighbour have always been affected whenever the opposition BNP comes to power

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