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Hasina’s victory ends army rule in Dhaka

By James Lamont in New Delhi and James Fontanella-Khan in Mumbai

Published: December 30 2008 07:08 | Last updated: December 30 2008 16:59

Sheikh Hasina Wajed

Sheikh Hasina Wajed, Bangladesh’s former prime minister previously held on murder and corruption charges, won a landslide victory on Tuesday in the first election for seven years, crushing her arch-rival, ­Khaleda Zia.

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