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Sheikh Hasina: Once Bangladesh’s democracy icon, now its ‘authoritarian’ PM

The 76-year-old wins fourth straight term in controversial election boycotted by opposition and marked by low turnout.

Al Jazeera · Jan 8, 2024

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".

International Business Times · Jan 8, 2024

Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy

Questions raised over official turnout of 40 percent after opposition boycott call and reports of empty polling centres.

Al Jazeera · Jan 8, 2024

Bangladesh Votes In Election Without Opposition

Bangladesh votes Sunday in an election guaranteed to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in office, after a boycott by opposition parties whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests.

International Business Times · Jan 6, 2024

Bangladesh Police Arrest Opposition Members Over Train Fire

Bangladesh police on Saturday arrested seven opposition party members blamed for an alleged pre-election arson attack on a packed commuter train that killed four people and injured another eight.

International Business Times · Jan 6, 2024

Bangladesh's main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday's election

Bangladesh’s main opposition party has started Saturday a 48-hour general strike as the South Asian nation is gearing up to hold its next general election

The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024

‘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.

Al Jazeera · Jan 6, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2024

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’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 5, 2024

Bangladesh election: Sheikh Hasina expected to win fourth term amid opposition boycott

The election has been branded a ‘sham’ designed to cement Hasina’s rule by exiled opposition leader Tarique Rahman

The Guardian - AU · Jan 5, 2024