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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.
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.
4 days ago · 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 · 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 ...
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 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.
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 · 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.
4 days ago · Since Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party came to power in 2009, she has acted to address New Delhi’s concern about Indian militant groups taking shelter in Bangladesh. However, an agreement on sharing the waters of the River Teesta remains elusive. The question of illegal immigration from Bangladesh to India also has dogged bilateral ties ...
