TOKYO -- Saima Wazed, the daughter of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been nominated to lead the World Health Organization's regional office for Southeast Asia, after an unusually heated race that dredged up accusations of nepotism.
International relations
Bangladesh PM's daughter nominated for key WHO regional post
Saima Wazed chosen over Nepali rival despite criticism of 'apparent nepotism'
Saima Wazed, left, with her mother, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, right, in 2014. Wazed has been chosen to lead the WHO's regional office for Southeast Asia. © EPA/Jiji
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