Sheikh Hasina

Hasi­na wins record fifth term as PM in elec­tion boy­cotted by op­po­si­tion which vows more ag­i­ta­tions ‘to save democ­ra­cy’.

The 76-year-old wins fourth straight term in con­tro­ver­sial elec­tion boy­cotted by op­po­si­tion and marked by low turnout.

Ques­tions raised over of­fi­cial turnout of 40 per­cent af­ter op­po­si­tion boy­cott call and re­ports of emp­ty polling cen­tres.