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'India is a great friend' : Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina after election victory

"India have supported us in 1971 and also in 1975. They gave shelter to me, my sister and my other family members," she said, referring to her period in exile when she stayed in India for six years after the killing of her family members

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Sheikh Hasina/Pic PTI

Sheikh Hasina/Pic PTI

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said India is a 'great friend' of Bangladesh and the two neighbours have resolved many problems bilaterally, a day after she won an overwhelming majority in the general elections and secured a record fourth straight term.

The 76-year-old leader, who has been ruling the strategically located South Asian nation since 2009, secured a fifth overall term in the one-sided election on Sunday, which witnessed a low turnout.

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