NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 -- The ruling Awami League has come back to power with a stunning mandate in Bangladesh. The party has won 288 out of 300 seats up for grabs in the polls held on Sunday. The opposition, unsurprisingly, is accusing the incumbent prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her party of indulging in blatant rigging. Neutral observers, too, are saying that the poll process was far from free and fair. However, it is unlikely that Ms Hasina will concede to the opposition's demand for a re-election.
In the last decade of her rule, Ms Hasina has had a mixed track record. While Bangladesh's economy has surged ahead, her record on human rights leaves a lot to be desired. The GDP growth rates have clocked over 6% since 2011 and the growth hit ...