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Bangladeshi polling officials count votes after the voting ended at a polling station in Munshiganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Hasina is set to stay in power in Bangladesh after opposition boycotts election, saying it’s unfair

By Krutika Pathi and Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Security officers carry ballot boxes for distribution in Dhaka, Bangladesh,Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. An apparent arson fire on a train in Bangladesh’s capital killed four people late Friday and added to the country’s extreme tension ahead of Sunday’s parliamentary elections that the opposition is seeking to boycott and disrupt with a general strike. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A woman walks with a child in her arms along a street with election campaign posters hanging in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Jan. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Bangladesh opposition calls for strike on election weekend as PM Hasina seeks forgiveness

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

A group of garment workers join as supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) form a human chain marking International Human Rights Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Dec.10, 2023. The opposition allege that thousands of their activists have been detained by security agencies ahead of the country's general election on Jan. 7. The BNP, led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is boycotting the election leaving voters in the South Asian nation of 166 million with little choice but to re-elect Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami League for a fourth consecutive term. (AP Photo/ Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh opposition party holds protest as it boycotts Jan. 7 national election amid violence

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

FILE- A supporter of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League party holds a cutout of boat, their election symbol during a rally, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct.30, 2023. Bangladesh’s expected parliamentary elections will be held on Jan. 7, electoral authorities announced Wednesday, but the opposition reiterated its vow to boycott the polls unless the government hands power to a nonpartisan caretaker administration. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

Bangladesh sets Jan. 7 date for elections that the opposition has vowed to boycott

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Smoke rises from flames near the stage set for a protest by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the main opposition party who threw stones at security officials during a rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh launches new India-assisted rail projects and thermal power unit amid opposition protests

By Ashok Sharma - Associated Press

Police detain activists of main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) who were trying to enforce a three-day blockade in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. BNP has called for country-wide blockade to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

2 die in Bangladesh as police clash with opposition supporters seeking prime minister’s resignation

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party participate in a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Police in Bangladesh's capital fired tear gas to disperse supporters of the main opposition party who threw stones at security officials during a rally demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the transfer of power to a non-partisan caretaker government to oversee general elections next year. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh police detain key opposition figure, a day after clashes left one dead and scores injured

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron pays homage to Bangladesh's independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Monday, Sept.11, 2023. (AP Photo/Yeasin Kabir Joy)

France, Bangladesh sign deal to provide loans, satellite technology during Macron’s visit to Dhaka

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Prize Winner and Founder of Grameen Bank, speaks during the opening ceremony for the One Young World summit at Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013. 160 global leaders including more than 100 Nobel laureates have written an open letter on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, urging her to suspend judicial proceedings against Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus for alleged violation of labor laws. Supporters of Yunus say the charges are politically motivated because of differences he has with the prime minister. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)

176 global leaders and Nobel laureates urge Bangladesh to halt cases against Peace Prize winner

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Bangladesh's ruling Awami League supporters shout slogans as they gather for a peace rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 28, 2023. Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh's governing and opposition parties have held separate rallies over who should oversee the next general election, expected to be held early next year. Despite huge crowds, both rallies were peaceful, with a large security presence. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh opposition supporters clash with police in protest over election oversight

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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters march during a protest rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

Bangladesh National Party (BNP) supporters shout slogans during a rally in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022. Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Bangladesh's capital on Saturday to demand the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and install a caretaker before next general elections expected to be held in early 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh opposition rallies to demand PM quit before polls

By Julhas Alam - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's twitter handle, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives a bouquet of flowers from Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, March 26, 2021. Modi arrived in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to join celebrations marking 50 years of the country's independence, but his trip was not welcomed by all. The two-day visit, his first foreign trip since the coronavirus pandemic began last year, will also include joining commemorations for 100 years since the birth of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. (Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi's twitter handle via AP Photo)

4 die in clashes set off by India’s Modi visiting Bangladesh

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

FILE- In this Dec. 7, 1970, file photo, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, center on Rostrum, leader of East Pakistan's powerful Awami League, addresses an election rally in Dacca, East Pakistan. A watershed moment occurred in 1970 amid strikes and rising hostilities, when East Pakistan’s Awami League, led by Bengali politician Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, swept the polls in a national election. The government rejected the results, spawning a civil disobedience movement. On March 26, 1971, Bangladesh declared independence, sparking the nine-month war. Pakistan launched a military operation to stop the move to independence, while India joined on the side of what is now Bangladesh. Pakistani forces surrendered on Dec. 16, 1971. (AP Photo/Dennis Lee Royle, File)

Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence

By JULHAS ALAM and KRUTIKA PATHI - Associated Press

People line up to shop for essential items from a roadside truck Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Al-emrun Garjon)

Bangladesh’s leader urges all citizens to stay at home

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

Bangladesh court sentences 5 ex-cops to death for killing

By Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Sept. 22, 2019, photo, police officers inspect seized gambling equipment at Victoria Sporting Club in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Security officials in Bangladesh are on the hunt for cash, gold and illicit weapons in a crackdown Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ordered on illegal casinos, rooting out corruption among political elites that critics say has been allowed to flourish in a troubled democracy with no effective opposition. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Used to impunity, Bangladesh elite face corruption crackdown

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press

Sheikh Hasina Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Revisiting Bangladesh’s election

By Mohammad Ziauddin

Supporters wave Awami League political party flags during a rally celebrating the party's overwhelming victory in last month's election in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (AP Photo)

Bangladesh PM Hasina seeks people’s support at victory rally

By JULHAS ALAM - Associated Press