Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term

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Turnout reported to be as low as 40% after boycott by opposition party PM called a ‘terrorist organisation’

Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has won re-election for a fifth term, officials said, after a boycott led by an opposition party she called a “terrorist organisation”.

Hasina’s ruling Awami League “has won the election”, an Election Commission spokesperson told AFP in the early hours of Monday, after a vote that initial reports suggested had a turnout of as low as 40%.

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