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As the high-stakes general election in Bangladesh began on Sunday morning, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government wanted to ensure that democracy continued to prevail in the country..
If you see other countries, especially those which are military dictatorships, they could not do any development," she said.. Hasina on Sunday cast her vote at City College in Dhaka and expressed hope that people would vote for her party, Awami League, in large numbers...
She hit out at the opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), for boycotting the general election, saying it did not believe in democracy..
Since they have not got the opportunity this time, they are trying to oppose the elections," she said.. Led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, the BNP has boycotted the elections after the Awami League refused to cede power to a caretaker government to conduct the polls...
The results of Sunday's general election are due on Monday.. The 76-year-old leader, in power since 2009, is poised to win a fourth consecutive five-year term in a high-stakes election that the Opposition has boycotted and called it a "sham", accusing the Awami League of rigging and unfair voting practices..
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