Bangladesh Election Results 2018: Sheikh Hasina Registers Thumping Victory, Claims Local Media

Opposition parties cried foul and alleged that the ballot boxes were stuffed overnight and booths were captured by the ruling party cadres.

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party registered landslide victory in 11th parliamentary election. According to Channel 24, Hasina’s alliance easily crossed the 151 seats required to form a government. The Election Commission of the country had earlier announced Hasina’s victory from Gopalgunj-3 constituency securing 2,29,539 votes while her main opponent BNP could manage just 123.

Voting for the 299 of the total 300 seats was held on Sunday between 8 AM and 4 PM. Counting of votes began immediately after the polling ended.

Earlier in the day, after casting her vote, Hasina had said,”We are confident that we will win this election. Opposition parties resorted to violence and we have lost a lot of our party supporters. But, whatever the decision of the people, we will respect it. Whether we win or not, we will always work towards the development of the nation.”

Hasina’s son, Sajeeb Wazed echoed the words of his mothers and urged young voters to turn up in huge numbers. “We are confident that we are going to win. BNP-Jamaat has resorted to violence and killed our party supporters,” said Wazed.

Meanwhile, the Jatiya Oikya Front or the National United Front lead by Dr.Kamal Hossain called the election a ‘farce’ and demanded re-polling. “What we witnessed today was nothing but a farce. We demand for cancellation of elections and repolls under a caretaker government. It’s unfortunate that in the 47th year of independence we are seeing an election like this. It’s even more unfortunate that I’m alive to see this kind of elections,” said Hossain.

Opposition parties cried foul and alleged that the ballot boxes were stuffed overnight and booths were captured by the ruling party cadres.  However, the chief election commissioner, Nurul Huda went on record to call the elections as ‘peaceful’ and ‘fair’.