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Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina wins re-election: Poll panel

IndiaTimes Sunday, 7 January 2024
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won re-election for a fifth term Sunday, officials said, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a "terrorist organisation".Hasina's ruling Awami League "has won more than 50 percent seats," an Election Commission spokesman told AFP, with counting ongoing.She has presided over breakneck economic growth in a country once beset by grinding poverty, but her government has been accused of rampant human rights abuses and a ruthless opposition crackdown.
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News video: Bangladesh elections: Economic troubles frustrate voting public

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 Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is projected to win a fourth term in office. Opposition parties boycotted the election and many voters stayed home. Economic frustration kept some of them away from the polls.

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