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Bangladesh PM Wins Landslide Election

31/12/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - World Update, Bangladesh PM Wins Landslide Election

Sheikh Hasina has secured her third consecutive term with a landslide victory

There are widespread concerns about the credibility of the parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, which the governing party won by a landslide. We hear from both the opposition and the government.

Also on the programme: The Roman Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has reported numerous irregularities in Sunday's presidential election; and how populism is shaping global politics.

(Photo: PM Sheikh Hasina, who has been in power since 2009, casts her ballot on Sunday. Credit: Reuters)

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