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Bangladesh Election Commission announces results of 299 seats in Parliamentary elections Bangladesh Election Commission announces results of 299 seats in Parliamentary elections

DHAKA, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) Wednesday announced the results of 299 seats in the 9th Parliamentary elections held on Monday.

With the results of 295 seats were announced on Tuesday and 4 more seats were announced on Wednesday, all winners from the 299 constituencies out of 300 in the country are clear.

The election for one seat was rescheduled to be held on Jan. 12, 2009 due to the death of one candidate.

According to EC, former prime minister Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League won ...

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