Bangladesh Elections: Hasina Raj again in Bangladesh, will take power for the 5th time; BNP had boycotted the elections

Bangladesh will once again be ruled by Sheikh Hasina. Once again he won the general elections with a record number of votes. Let us tell you that Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was re-elected for the fifth term. Voting has ended in Bangladesh and counting is ongoing. However, the ruling Awami League has captured more than 50 percent of the vote seats.

Bangladesh's general elections ended on Sunday amid incidents of sporadic violence and a boycott by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its coalition partners. Let us tell you that 76-year-old Hasina has been in power since 2009 and her Awami League had won the last election in December 2018.

According to international news agency AFP, counting is ongoing and Sheikh Hasina's ruling Awami League has captured more than 50 percent of the seats. The Awami League did not face almost any strong opponent on the seats it contested.

Sheikh Hasina won from Gopalganj-3 seat

Sheikh Hasina once again registered a spectacular victory from Gopalganj-3 parliamentary seat. He got 2,49,965 votes, while his nearest rival got only 469 votes.

Did Sheikh Hasina say anything?

Immediately after the voting started, Sheikh Hasina had given a big statement regarding the neighboring country India. He had said that India is a reliable friend of Bangladesh. We are very lucky to have him as our friend. He had said, "They supported us during our liberation struggle. After 1975 when we lost our entire family they gave us shelter. So our best wishes to the people of India."