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Bangladesh Opposition Files Case Over Alleged Poll Rigging
Bangladesh's leading political party filed a case Sunday against former election commissioners it accuses of rigging past polls to keep now-ousted autocrat Sheikh Hasina in power.
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Sheikh Hasina To Be Sworn In As Bangladesh PM After "Tainted" Polls
Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister for a record fourth term on Monday after a crushing election victory marred by deadly violence and claims of widespread rigging.
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UN Calls For Probe Amid Cries Of Irregularities In Bangladesh Polls
The United Nations on Friday called for an independent and impartial investigation into the Dec. 30 election in Bangladesh in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a third straight term amid accusations of violence and voting irregularities.
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Bangladesh Opposition Boycotts Swearing-In Amid Calls To Probe Rigging
Opposition members of Bangladesh's parliament boycotted a swearing-in ceremony, after rejecting results of a general election that they said was rigged to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her third straight term.
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US, European Union Denounce Alleged Election Irregularities In Bangladesh
Western powers condemned election day violence in Bangladesh and described a range of other irregularities that marred a vote in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance secured more than 90 percent of parliamentary seats.
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Bangladesh PM Says "Conscience Is Clear" As Opposition Claims Poll Rigged
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected calls for a new vote after being declared landslide winner in an election marred by deadly violence that the opposition slammed as "farcical" and rigged.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Says Tried To Ensure Free Election
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday her government tried to ensure a free and general election and the opposition lost because it lacked leadership.
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Voters Allege Being Barred From Polling Booths In Bangladesh
At least three voters in southeast Bangladesh, including a journalist, told Reuters on Sunday that they were barred from entering polling booths or were told their ballot papers had already been filled in, hours after voting began in the nation's general election.
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Voting For Bangladesh Elections Ends, 12 Killed In Violence
Polls closed in a Bangladesh general election on Sunday that was marred by the deaths of at least 12 people in vote-related clashes.
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Bangladesh TV Station Taken Off Air For Election Day
Bangladesh Election 2018: A leading Bangladeshi news channel has been taken off the air, officials said on Sunday as the country votes for a new government amid allegations of a media crackdown.
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Bangladesh National Elections 2018 Highlights: Sheikh Hasina's Party Wins
Two people have died in election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country began voting for the parliamentary elections today.
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Bangladesh Votes Amid Clashes, Sheikh Hasina "Certainly Confident" Of Win
At least fivepeople were reportedly killedin election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country went to the polls amid a weeks-long campaign that saw violence and allegations of a government crackdown on opposition activists.
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Authoritarian Tag A "Badge Of Honour": Sheikh Hasina's Son Amid Polls
Bangladesh Polls 2018: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina considers being called authoritarian by the western media a "badge of honour", the leader's son told Reuters on the eve of a national election on Sunday.
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Bangladesh Votes Today, Sheikh Hasina Seeks Fourth Term As Prime Minister
Bangladesh headed to the polls Sunday following a weeks-long campaign that was dominated by deadly violence and allegations of a crackdown on thousands of opposition activists.
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"Manik Sarkar Can Go To Bengal, Kerala Or Bangladesh," Says BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma, former Congressman and the ruling BJP's main strategist in the northeast, has suggested that Manik Sarkar, who will soon be resigning from Tripura chief minister's post, can seek shelter either in West Bengal, neighbouring Bangladesh or the southern state of Kerala. The BJP stormed Tripura today and dethroned Manik Sarkar-led L...
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Bangladesh Opposition Files Case Over Alleged Poll Rigging
Bangladesh's leading political party filed a case Sunday against former election commissioners it accuses of rigging past polls to keep now-ousted autocrat Sheikh Hasina in power.
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Sheikh Hasina To Be Sworn In As Bangladesh PM After "Tainted" Polls
Sheikh Hasina will be sworn in as Bangladeshi prime minister for a record fourth term on Monday after a crushing election victory marred by deadly violence and claims of widespread rigging.
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UN Calls For Probe Amid Cries Of Irregularities In Bangladesh Polls
The United Nations on Friday called for an independent and impartial investigation into the Dec. 30 election in Bangladesh in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a third straight term amid accusations of violence and voting irregularities.
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Bangladesh Opposition Boycotts Swearing-In Amid Calls To Probe Rigging
Opposition members of Bangladesh's parliament boycotted a swearing-in ceremony, after rejecting results of a general election that they said was rigged to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her third straight term.
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US, European Union Denounce Alleged Election Irregularities In Bangladesh
Western powers condemned election day violence in Bangladesh and described a range of other irregularities that marred a vote in which Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance secured more than 90 percent of parliamentary seats.
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Bangladesh PM Says "Conscience Is Clear" As Opposition Claims Poll Rigged
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday rejected calls for a new vote after being declared landslide winner in an election marred by deadly violence that the opposition slammed as "farcical" and rigged.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Says Tried To Ensure Free Election
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday her government tried to ensure a free and general election and the opposition lost because it lacked leadership.
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Voters Allege Being Barred From Polling Booths In Bangladesh
At least three voters in southeast Bangladesh, including a journalist, told Reuters on Sunday that they were barred from entering polling booths or were told their ballot papers had already been filled in, hours after voting began in the nation's general election.
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Voting For Bangladesh Elections Ends, 12 Killed In Violence
Polls closed in a Bangladesh general election on Sunday that was marred by the deaths of at least 12 people in vote-related clashes.
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Bangladesh TV Station Taken Off Air For Election Day
Bangladesh Election 2018: A leading Bangladeshi news channel has been taken off the air, officials said on Sunday as the country votes for a new government amid allegations of a media crackdown.
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Bangladesh National Elections 2018 Highlights: Sheikh Hasina's Party Wins
Two people have died in election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country began voting for the parliamentary elections today.
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Bangladesh Votes Amid Clashes, Sheikh Hasina "Certainly Confident" Of Win
At least fivepeople were reportedly killedin election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country went to the polls amid a weeks-long campaign that saw violence and allegations of a government crackdown on opposition activists.
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Authoritarian Tag A "Badge Of Honour": Sheikh Hasina's Son Amid Polls
Bangladesh Polls 2018: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina considers being called authoritarian by the western media a "badge of honour", the leader's son told Reuters on the eve of a national election on Sunday.
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Bangladesh Votes Today, Sheikh Hasina Seeks Fourth Term As Prime Minister
Bangladesh headed to the polls Sunday following a weeks-long campaign that was dominated by deadly violence and allegations of a crackdown on thousands of opposition activists.
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"Manik Sarkar Can Go To Bengal, Kerala Or Bangladesh," Says BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma, former Congressman and the ruling BJP's main strategist in the northeast, has suggested that Manik Sarkar, who will soon be resigning from Tripura chief minister's post, can seek shelter either in West Bengal, neighbouring Bangladesh or the southern state of Kerala. The BJP stormed Tripura today and dethroned Manik Sarkar-led L...
