Bangladesh Election
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
More than 10,000 opposition activists have been jailed after protests against ‘one-sided elections’, says Human Rights Watch.
Faisal Mahmud
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Bangladesh on the brink again? Polls loom but the government and opposition have dug their heels in
It will take concessions from both parties on forming an interim government for holding the elections and in the electoral process.
Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune
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Why United States’ opposition to Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has put India in a tricky situation
Bangladesh is the only place where China and India’s interests align.
Nachiket Deuskar
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From the Dhaka Tribune: How will US visa policy for officials manipulating polls affect Bangladesh?
The country has often been advised to correct its ways. More often than not, it has looked sideways and got by. Will this time be different?
Ziauddin Choudhury, Dhaka Tribune
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina sworn in as prime minister for third consecutive time
This is Hasina’s fourth overall term as the prime minister.
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Bangladesh elections: Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League set for landslide victory
The Opposition alliance led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party rejected the results and demanded fresh polls under a ‘non-partisan’ government.
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