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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Faisal Mahmud

Bangladesh PM says vote ‘victory of people’; opposition to continue protest

Sheikh Hasina, the newly elected Bangladesh PM, gestures during a news conference at her official residence in Dhaka [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her fifth term in power is a “victory of the people”, dismissing the opposition’s allegation that the vote was a “sham”.

“I have been fighting throughout my life to ensure people’s democratic rights,” the 76-year-old leader said while addressing a news conference at her residence in capital Dhaka on Monday.

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