In a press release issued by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Tuesday 9 January, the European Union regrets that not all the major parties were able to take part in the legislative elections in Bangladesh on Sunday 7 January. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won a fifth term in office after her ruling Awami League party took three quarters of the parliamentary seats.
Furthermore, the EU condemns the acts of violence that took place during the electoral period and calls for all...