She considers authoritarian tag a 'badge of honour': B'desh PM's son
Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina considers being called authoritarian by the Western media a "badge of honour", her son Sajeeb Wazed said ahead of the national election today, adding there was space for dissent in the country. Notably, Hasina's government has been accused of suppressing dissent and jailing critics, including many supporters of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.