by Staff Correspondent, Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to assume office for the fourth-straight tenure as her ruling Awami League (AL) party secured majority in Sunday’s parliamentary election that was boycotted by a major opposition group. According.
Election Commission sources said the Awami League had won over 200 of the 261 seats where counting had taken place, while 50 Independents had secured victory and the Jatiya Party had bagged 11 seats
Election Commission sources said the Awami League had won over 200 of the 261 seats where counting had taken place, while 50 Independents had secured victory and the Jatiya Party had bagged 11 seats
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is about to secure her fourth consecutive term with her ruling Awami League (AL) party heading towards yet another victory in a parliamentary election that was boycotted by the main opposition party. Hasina’s party won more than 50% of the seats in the 300-strong unicameral parliament, according to initial election results from 208 parliamentary constituencies announced by Election Commission official Jahangir Alam. The constituency-wide election results