One-Sided Bangladesh Election Raises Fear of One-Party Rule

In this photograph released by Bangladesh Prime Minister's office, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, left, arrives to address a press conference following her election victory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan. 8, 2024. Supporters of Islami Andolan Bangladesh party attend a rally demanding to abolish what they call a "dummy election" and to reorganize a fair election under a caretaker government at the Baitul Mokarram National Mosque, in Dhaka, Jan. 9, 2024.

Despite assurances from a group of international observers that Bangladesh's January 7 election was "free, fair and peaceful," officials from several countries have expressed doubts over the credibility of the results.