Demonstrators defied a curfew, expecting another in a series of bloody crackdowns, but instead Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled.
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Election Will Further Test Bangladesh’s Ailing Democracy
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to roll to a fourth consecutive term as the gutted opposition boycotts what it calls an unfair election.
Democracy in Bangladesh Is Quietly Being Crushed
The most active rivals to the country’s ruling party face dozens, even hundreds, of court cases each, paralyzing the opposition as a crucial election approaches.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Wins 3rd Term Amid Deadly Violence on Election Day
At least 17 were killed in an election marred by widespread allegations of rigging, as the country’s Election Commission said the governing party of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a large majority.