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| Democracy returns in Bangladesh | Democracy returns in Bangladesh |
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| Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina has been sworn in for a second stint as prime minister of Bangladesh. | Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina has been sworn in for a second stint as prime minister of Bangladesh. |
| The move ends two years of army-backed rule, declared after violent protests over election rigging claims in 2006. | The move ends two years of army-backed rule, declared after violent protests over election rigging claims in 2006. |
| The Awami League won a landslide in elections last week, marking a major turnaround in its leader's fortunes. | |
| Sheikh Hasina and her rival Khaleda Zia - both former prime ministers - were jailed for suspected corruption but released to contest the vote. | Sheikh Hasina and her rival Khaleda Zia - both former prime ministers - were jailed for suspected corruption but released to contest the vote. |
| Promises | Promises |
| Election officials say the Awami League alliance won more than 250 of the 300 seats in parliament. | Election officials say the Awami League alliance won more than 250 of the 300 seats in parliament. |
| The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alliance of Khaleda Zia won just 30. The BNP's ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, lost most of its seats in the vote, which the Election Commission said was "very free and fair". | The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alliance of Khaleda Zia won just 30. The BNP's ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, lost most of its seats in the vote, which the Election Commission said was "very free and fair". |
| The win for the Awami League was a dramatic reversal in fortunes for the two parties. In 2001, the BNP won the election overwhelmingly. | The win for the Awami League was a dramatic reversal in fortunes for the two parties. In 2001, the BNP won the election overwhelmingly. |
| During campaigning, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia pledged to lower food prices and to tackle corruption and terrorism in the nation of 144 million people. | During campaigning, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia pledged to lower food prices and to tackle corruption and terrorism in the nation of 144 million people. |
| They also both promised to end the confrontation, strikes and violent street rallies that have marked Bangladeshi politics for years. | They also both promised to end the confrontation, strikes and violent street rallies that have marked Bangladeshi politics for years. |
| The two women alternated in power for 15 years until 2006. | The two women alternated in power for 15 years until 2006. |
| The army cancelled elections due in January 2007 after months of street protests and battles between gangs of rival party supporters spiralled out of control. | The army cancelled elections due in January 2007 after months of street protests and battles between gangs of rival party supporters spiralled out of control. |
| The army-backed caretaker government then tried to root out corruption from the country's elites, arresting scores of top politicians and businessmen who it said had earned Bangladesh its reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries. | The army-backed caretaker government then tried to root out corruption from the country's elites, arresting scores of top politicians and businessmen who it said had earned Bangladesh its reputation as one of the world's most corrupt countries. |
| More than 11 million false names were purged from the voter roll. | More than 11 million false names were purged from the voter roll. |