Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government established the democratic rights of the people and wanted to ensure that democracy continued in the country. Her comments came as voting for the general election began which has been boycotted by Opposition parties.
The sun is shining and the skies are clear in Dhaka as Bangladesh gets ready to vote. The results of these elections are a given even before the polls opened. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is all set to make history in what is likely to be her fourth term. At stake for Hasina a cakewalk with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotting the polls is not a win, but a ‘win’ that will be seen as a win to the West.
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