Hasina rejected the accusations at a briefing with foreign journalists a day after the vote. Some of those critics now say her new government could be even more iron-handed and aggressive. Hasina trumpeted her development agenda to woo voters and said people voted her to power again for the development bonanza. On Monday, during a briefing with foreign journalists and election observers, Hasina came down heavily on the opposition. “I feel that it was a very peaceful election,” Hasina said.

Source: Egypt Independent January 02, 2019 13:41 UTC