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Sheikh Hasina [b] (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from June 1996 to July 2001 and again from January 2009 to August 2024. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh.
Begum Khaleda Zia [a] (born August–September 1945) is a Bangladeshi politician, who served as the prime minister of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996 and again from 2001 to 2006. [3] She was the first female prime minister of Bangladesh and second female prime minister in the Muslim world, after Benazir Bhutto.
Bottom left: Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of Bangladesh, became prime minister on 27 February 1991, 15 February 1996, and 1 October 2001. Bottom right: Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh, became prime minister on 12 June 1996, 29 December 2008, 5 January 2014, 30 December 2018, 7 January 2024.
Bangladesh's first female leader Khaleda Zia was freed from house arrest on Tuesday, a day after her nemesis Sheikh Hasina quit as premier and fled, one more twist to the decades-old saga of the ...
First Lady of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের ফার্স্ট লেডি, romanized: Bānlādēśēra phārsṭa lēḍi) is the unofficial title given to the spouse of the president of Bangladesh. Prominent former first ladies include Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, former prime minister Khaleda Zia [1] and ...
She first became prime minister in 1996 and served for one term before returning to power in 2008, ruling Bangladesh with her Awami League party until Monday. Sheikh Hasina in Munich, Germany on ...
Top right: Ziaur Rahman, the first president elected directly by the people of Bangladesh. He was the president from 21 April 1977 to 30 May 1981. Bottom left: Hussain Muhammad Ershad, the last president of Bangladesh directly elected by the people. He was the president from 11 December 1983 to 6 December 1990, a regime known as a dictatorship ...
As far as the constitution goes, she is still the prime minister of Bangladesh." He said though the president had dissolved parliament after consulting with military chiefs and opposition ...