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Detailed explanation-1: -General elections were held in Bangladesh on 30 December 2018 to elect 300 directly-elected members of the Jatiya Sangsad . The result was a landslide victory for the Awami League -led Grand Alliance led by Sheikh Hasina.

Detailed explanation-2: -Electoral system The Parliament of Bangladesh (Jatiya Sangsad) consists of 350 members elected to five-year terms. Of that number, 300 are elected in single-member territorial constituencies according to the first-past-the-post electoral system.

Detailed explanation-3: -The result was a hung parliament, with the PML-N receiving the most votes and winning the most seats, but falling six seats short of a majority. However, following the elections, 19 independent MPs joined the PML-N, allowing it to form a government alone with Nawaz Sharif as new Prime Minister.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sheikh Hasina Wazed (née Sheikh Hasina ; /ˈʃeɪk həˈsiːnə/ SHEKH ha-si-na; Bengali: , romanized: Shēkh Hasinā, [ˈʃekʰ ɦɐsina], born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2009.

Detailed explanation-5: -The result was a win for the Four Party Alliance of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, Jatiya Party (Manju) and Islami Oikya Jote. BNP leader Khaleda Zia became Prime Minister.