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Sheikh Hasina Wazed ( Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again since January 2009. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh.
Jun 22, 2024 · Sheikh Hasina Wazed (born September 28, 1947, Tungipara, East Pakistan [now in Bangladesh]) is a Bengali politician and leader of the Awami League political party, who served as prime minister of Bangladesh for five terms, one term from 1996 to 2001 and four consecutive terms since 2009.
Jan 8, 2024 · Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once joined her rivals in a fight to restore democracy but her long reign in power has been marked by arrests of opposition leaders, crackdowns on free...
Nov 2, 2023 · Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken an authoritarian turn. Is it enough for the U.S. to abandon its support?
Jan 7, 2024 · Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term - but critics say the vote was not fair Bangladesh under Ms Hasina presents a contrasting picture.
Jan 8, 2024 · Sheikh Hasina wins fifth term in Bangladesh amid turnout controversy. Questions raised over official turnout of 40 percent after opposition boycott call and reports of empty polling stations.
Jun 22, 2024 · The agreements were signed during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India, the first foreign leader to visit New Delhi since Narendra Modi became the country’s prime minister for a third term two weeks ago. Modi welcomed Bangladesh’s decision to join his Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative to expand and facilitate regional cooperation of India’s maritime neighbors. He said the deals with Dhaka were part of his country’s pursuit of a neighborhood-first approach.
Nov 2, 2023 · Hasina and her critics each emphasize that, for better or worse, the fate of Bangladesh’s democracy is intertwined with her own. Here are the key points from the Prime Minister’s wide-ranging ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term.
May 24, 2023 · B angladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, is the world’s longest-serving female head of government, and one of the most significant of either sex. During two decades in office she has ...
