The World - News from May 11, 1986
Election officials in Bangladesh broke a 48-hour silence and resumed announcing results of parliamentary elections, marred by charges of widespread poll rigging. Unofficial returns from 224 of the country’s 300 constituencies showed the government’s Jatiya Party with 106 seats, the principal opposition Awami League with 80, and other opposition parties with 38. Meanwhile, Sheik Hasina Wazed, the Awami leader, urged a general strike Wednesday, charging the election had been stolen.
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