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Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is about to secure her fourth consecutive term with her ruling Awami League (AL) party heading towards yet another victory in a parliamentary election that was boycotted by the main opposition party. Hasina’s party won more than 50% of the seats in the 300-strong unicameral parliament, according to initial election results from 208 parliamentary constituencies announced by Election Commission official Jahangir Alam. The constituency-wide election results were being announced as counting of ballots progressed on the ground with officials sending them to…

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