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Bangladeshi PM Reelected After Opposition Boycotts Vote Amid Political Crackdown

HeadlineJan 08, 2024

In Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fourth straight term in a race marred with controversy after Bangladesh’s main opposition party boycotted the elections. The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party says as many as 20,000 of its members have been jailed in recent months in a nationwide crackdown. Many are speculating whether Hasina is trying to turn Bangladesh into a one-party state. She’s the daughter of the founding president of Bangladesh.

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