Hasina is set to stay in power in Bangladesh after opposition boycotts election

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Open this photo in gallery: An election official being escorted by police, carries a sealed ballot box after voting concluded at a polling station in Dhaka on Jan. 7.MUNIR UZ ZAMAN/Getty Images Vote counting was under way Sunday in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election that was fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, paving the way for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League to seize a fourth consecutive term. At least 18 arson attacks preceded the vote but the election day passed relatively calm. Turnout was around 40%, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal said after...