Bangladesh's Hasina wins three-quarters of seats in election boycotted by opposition

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Bangladesh's Hasina wins three-quarters of seats in election boycotted by opposition

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240108-bangladesh-s-hasina-wins-three-quarters-of-seats-in-election-boycotted-by-opposition

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a fifth term in power with her party taking three-quarters of seats in parliament, election officials said Monday after polls boycotted by the opposition…

Bangladesh's Hasina wins three-quarters of seats in election boycotted by opposition

The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), whose ranks have been decimated by mass arrests, called a general strike and, along with dozens of others, refused to participate in a "sham election".