Bangladesh s new foreign minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday appreciated India s stance over its election that reinstalled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina s ruling Awami League party for the fourth consecutive term while the polls were boycotted by major opposition BNP.
The new cabinet led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum in Tungipara marking the formation of her government for the fourth consecutive term and the fifth overall
The landslide victory that the Awami League helped itself win in yesterday s polls means Sheikh Hasina will further tighten her grip on power as she is poised to go in history as the longest serving prime minister in Bangladesh,according to the Daily Star.
Due to the hartal call, which ended today at 6 AM, the Bangladeshi Election Commission reported a 40 percent voter turnout, which is a new low for the country. In the last general elections, the voter turnout was well above 80 percent. , World News, Times Now