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Re-elected Bangladesh PM Hasina in for tough time dealing with economic issues: Analysts
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The 76-year-old Bangladeshi leader is the longest serving female leader in the world.
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NEW DELHI – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has to safeguard her country’s hard fought economic gains and manage ties with the United States as she returns for a fifth term
The ruling Awami League won 222 of the 300 elected seats in the Jatiya Sangsad, or Parliament, while independent candidates secured 63 seats following the Jan 7 elections, which saw a 40 per cent voter turnout, according to the Election Commission.
