The ruling Awami League has clinched its biggest ever majority in parliament in Sunday’s general election marked by a boycott by the BNP and a low turnout. The resounding win means party chief Sheikh Hasina is headed for a record-extending fourth consecutive term - and the fifth in total. As many as 45 independent candidates, mostly Awami League leaders who contested the party’s choice, won in the balloting. The party’s candidates have lost several of the 26 constituencies left by the Awami League in a seat-sharing deal. The Awami League’s allies the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal and the Workers Party won one each.

Source: bd News24 January 07, 2024 15:40 UTC