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Sheikh Hasina Wazed ( Bengali: শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, romanized :Śēkha hāsinā ōẏājēda; born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician and the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again serving since January 2009.
Jan 7, 2024 · Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has secured her fourth straight term in a controversial election.
Jan 8, 2024 · Hasina, 76, won a fourth straight term and fifth overall in power by sweeping Sunday’s general election, which was boycotted by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for the ...
Jul 9, 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 · 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.
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?
The eldest daughter of the country's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Ms Hasina was first elected to power in a multi-party election in 1996. She then lost the 2001 poll to the BNP led by...
Jan 6, 2024 · Sheikh Hasina repeatedly invokes her family’s massacre in interviews and speeches, and even presents visitors with photos of disfigured victims of alleged BNP attacks.
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 · Sheikh Hasina has extended her two-decade rule over Bangladesh after a crackdown on her rivals eased the path to victory at Sunday’s election and highlighted the geopolitical rift between the...
