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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
Long-time Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina had not resigned as prime minister before fleeing this week to India as anti-government protesters marched on her official residence, her son and adviser ...
People gather to celebrate the fall of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Aug. 5, 2024. Anik Rahman—Middle East Images/AFP/Getty Images
She was the prime minister of Bangladesh after winning a walkover 5 January 2014 election when Khaleda Zia's BNP boycotted the general election. Sheikh Hasina secured a fourth term as prime minister after winning the 2018 general election. Hasina became the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh since independence.
Bangladesh’s oppressive security landscape was largely shaped by the events of July 1, 2016. At 9:40 pm, five men armed with bombs, pistols, assault rifles, and machetes strode into Holy Bakery ...