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The dark side of Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina

7 January 2024

5:00 PM

7 January 2024

5:00 PM

Politics in Bangladesh is very much a one-woman show, starring prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who has ruled the country for the last 15 years. When voters go to the polls in elections today, they face little choice but to re-elect her and the ruling Awami League party.

The main opposition – the Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) – is boycotting the vote, citing government interference.

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