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Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to extend her 15-year rule in a boycotted election on Sunday. The question now is whether Western governments led by the United States will punish the country for its democratic backsliding and push it closer to China.
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While Bangladesh is not heavily indebted, it joins several such countries in loosening a tight grip on local currencies in order to get financing from the Washington-based lender. Pakistan, Egypt and Lebanon were among those that have dropped their fixed exchange rates this year.
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