Deposed prime minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday. According to a statement released by Awami League on X, the ex-prime minister termed Trump`s "resounding election victory" as a "testament to his extraordinary leadership qualities and the immense trust bestowed on him by the American people." "Sheikh Hasina recalled with fondness her several meetings and interactions as Prime Minister with @realDonaldTrump and @MELANIATRUMP during his first presidency," reads the statement. "She hoped that under his second presidency, the bilateral relations between the friendly countries of Bangladesh and the United States of America would be further strengthened. She expressed her commitment to working together again to advance the bilateral and multilateral interests of both countries," it added. Sheikh Hasina also wished the president-elect and his family good health, long life, and happiness, and the friendly people of the United States of America continued peace, progress, and prosperity. Donald Trump was elected US president, capping a remarkable comeback four years after he was voted out of the White House and ushering in a new American leadership likely to test democratic institutions at home and relations abroad. Trump, 78, recaptured the White House today by securing more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency, Edison Research projected, following a campaign of dark rhetoric that deepened the polarisation in the country. Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled the country for India on 5 August in the face of an extraordinary student uprising. According to Indian digital news platform The Print, the ousted Bangladeshi prime minister is residing in a safe house in India`s Lutyens Bungalow Zone in Delhi. Since her ouster, the former prime minister has been accused in over 200 murder cases filed over the killings during the mass uprising. Quoting intelligence sources, Indian daily Hindustan Times on 25 October reported that ousted Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina is staying in a secure bungalow in the VVIP area in central Delhi, near India Gate and Khan Market. The report comes just a day after Indian online newspaper The Print`s report, which said Hasina is residing in a safe house in India`s Lutyens Bungalow Zone in Delhi.

Flanked by his family and election team, Donald Trump thanked the American voters for electing him president. During an address at his campaign`s watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump was greeted by loud applause. "This was a movement like nobody`s ever seen before, and frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There`s never been anything like this in this country, and maybe beyond," Trump said. "And now it`s going to reach a new level of importance, because we`re going to help our country. We`ll help our country … we have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly. We`re going to fix our borders. We`re going to fix everything about our country. And we made history for a reason tonight, and the reason is going to be just that we overcame obstacles that nobody thought possible, and it is now clear that we`ve achieved the most incredible political thing." "We`re going to help our country heal," he added. Before thanking his family, he also said, "We have taken back control of the Senate." On the issue of wars, he said, "I`m not going to start wars, I`m going to stop wars. We had no wars, for four years we had no wars. Except we defeated ISIS." He, however, did not make any mention of which wars he had referred to at a time when both Ukraine and Palestine are gripped by occupation forces. He also praised his running mate, JD Vance, saying it was a leap at first, but turned out to be a good choice. Taking to the stage, JD Vance said Trump`s victory was the "greatest political comeback in American history". Meanwhile, Kamala Harris` team announced that she would not be addressing supporters. Trump also took the time to thank Elon Musk, for providing Starlink to North Carolina. "We have to protect our geniuses," he said on Musk.