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Bangladesh Holds First Election in Seven Years

HeadlineDec 30, 2008

In other news, in Bangladesh, the political alliance headed by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s first election in seven years. Hasina’s party, the Awami League, ruled Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. The election was held Sunday, ending two years of army-backed emergency rule.

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