Bangladesh's BNP claim 'sweeping' election win

Final results are still to come, but the United States was swift to offer its congratulations to Rahman and the BNP for an "historic victory", its embassy in Dhaka said. Rahman had told AFP two days before polling he was "confident" that his party -- crushed during the 15 years of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina's autocratic rule -- would regain power in the South Asian nation of 170 million people. "This victory was expected. It is not surprising that the people of Bangladesh have placed their trust...