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December 30, 2008

Bangladesh Holds First Election in Seven Years
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In other news, in Bangladesh, the political alliance headed by former
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won a landslide victory in Bangladesh’s
first election in seven years. Hasina’s party, the Awami League, ruled
Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001. The election was held Sunday, ending two
years of army-backed emergency rule.



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