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, said analysts.
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.
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