Sheikh Hasina's party has won the Bangladesh general elections, local media reported, Fourteen people have died in election-related clashes in Bangladesh as the country began voting for the parliamentary elections today. Fresh violence was reported between Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awami League supporters even as tight security was put in place following a weeks-long campaign that saw violence and allegations of a government crackdown on opposition activists.
Opinion polls were in favour of Sheikh Hasina, who has presided over six percent GDP expansion every year since she won a landslide in December 2008, heading for a comfortable victory that would extend her reign as the country's longest-serving leader.
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Voting For Bangladesh Elections Ends, 12 Killed In ViolencePolls closed in a Bangladesh general election on Sunday that was marred by the deaths of at least 12 people in vote-related clashes."
At least five people were reportedly killed in election-related clashes in Bangladesh.
