Election Special: December 30, 2008 Headlines

BDNews24.com:

• Khaleda stops short of rejecting results
• Hasina looks to work with opposition
• 2 dead, dozens injured countrywide in ‘poll reprisals’, clashes
• Work for smooth handover: IRI
• Rangamati fares highest ‘No’ votes
• Hijras see a better tomorrow

The Daily Star:

• Poll stage managed, not acceptable: Khaleda
• BNP at lowest ebb: Wiped out of Dhaka, Sylhet divisions
• AL, allies take 262 seats: 4-party manages 32
• AL-led alliance may form govt next week
• Trial in people’s court
• Dec 29 polls set high standards: Says chief adviser
• Graft, food price throw BNP out
• Highest turnout
  Fake votes near zero

The New Age:

• Highest 64 women elected to 9th JS
• New govt to take over in 10 days, says adviser

The Independent:

• BNP-Jamaat heavyweights roll in dramatic poll outcome
• A victory against corruption, says Ershad

The New Nation:

• Lessons from the polls
• Odds were too many against BNP
• BNP standing body reviews polls: Results unacceptable to people: Khaleda

The Bangladesh Today:

• AL victory is ‘victory of spirit of Liberation War’: AL

The Financial Express:

• Ruling, opposition parties will work for country’s welfare, hope businesses

The New York Times:

• Secular Party Wins Landslide Victory in Bangladesh

The China Views:

• Analysis: Why Awami League wins landslide victory in Bangladesh Parliamentary elections

DAWN:

• Clashes erupt after Khaleda rejects poll results

The Telegraph: Calcutta

• Jamaat suffers election rout
• Jamaat jolt turning point

The Economic Times:

• Hasina’s victory in Bangladesh may open up new frontiers

The Hindu:

• Historic triumph for Hasina

Gulf News:

• Bangladesh comes full circle
• Islamists take a hard beating

Op-eds:

• What Sheikh Hasina should do now – Mridul Chowdhury
• Opportunity knocks