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Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Back in 2009, Sheikh Hasina, prime minister of Bangladesh, vowed to clean up government and heal the country's divisions. So what has gone wrong?

Sheikh Hasina has been prime minister of Bangladesh for the last three-and-a-half years. It is her second term in office and throughout her time at the top she has attracted controversy and criticism in equal measure. Bangladesh is densely populated, desperately poor and riven with corruption and political violence. Back in 2009, Sheikh Hasina vowed to clean up government and heal the country's divisions. So what has gone wrong?

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Presenter Stephen Sackur

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