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Hasina sworn in Premier (The Hindu)
DHAKA: Sheikh Hasina, leader of the grand alliance that won the December 29 general election, was sworn in Prime Minister in a simple ceremony here on Tuesday. President Iajuddin Ahmed administered the oath of office as the 12th Prime ...
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Forecast 2009 (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
Economy. (Photo courtesy: AFP) ELECTION FEVER: Activists of Bangladesh’s Awami League (AL) wave during a rally attended by former prime minister and chief of the party Sheikh Hasina Wajed in Dhaka.
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More Asia and the Pacific Pages (Heritage Foundation)
Bangladeshis went to the polls on December 29 in record numbers and elected the secular Awami League party headed by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed.
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Global protests against Gaza attacks (The Hindu)
DUBAI: Israeli warplanes have bombed homes of top Hamas leaders amid a spate of demonstrations against the attacks held across several continents on Friday. As the conflict in Gaza entered its seventh day, Israeli warplanes bombed 15 homes ...
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Bangladesh valiant in defeat (The Hindu)
DHAKA: Dammika Prasad struck two decisive blows before Muttiah Muralitharan completed a 10-wicket haul to kill off Bangladesh’s hopes of an unlikely record run chase as Sri Lanka won the first Test by 107 runs on Wednesday. Set a ...
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Bangladesh election winner urges loser to concede (Boston Globe)
The winner of this week's election landslide in Bangladesh pledged Wednesday to end the South Asian country's politics of violence and called on her archrival to concede defeat and cooperate in restoring democracy.
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Festive mood among voters (Gulf Times)
DHAKA: The last time Ayesha Akhter tried to cast her vote in a Bangladesh election, she was turned away like many other victims of bureaucratic bungling or poll fraud.
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Vote reflects an urge for change (The Hindu)
BNP-led alliance punished for “corruption, neglect of vital issues”
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Festive mood among Bangladeshi voters (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
DHAKA (AFP) - Braving cool weather and thick winter fog in Dhaka, Ayesha Akhter rose early Monday to cast her vote in a general election in Bangladedsh for the first time in more than a decade.
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Obituary: Art World Loses Singular and Durable Talents this Year (Art Daily)
Swiss Art Collector Hildy Beyeler Died at Age 86. The art world lost some singular and durable talents this past year.
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