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Sheikh Hasina

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Sheikh Hasina
শেখ হাসিনা
Hasina in 2023
10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
In office
6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024
President
Preceded byFakhruddin Ahmed (acting)
Succeeded byMuhammad Yunus (designate)
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
President
Preceded byMuhammad Habibur Rahman (acting)
Succeeded byLatifur Rahman (acting)
8th Leader of the House
In office
6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024
Preceded byKhaleda Zia
In office
23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001
Preceded byKhaleda Zia
Succeeded byKhaleda Zia
8th President of Awami League
Assumed office
16 February 1981
General Secretary
Preceded byAbdul Malek Ukil
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
12 June 1996
Preceded byMujibur Rahman Howlader
ConstituencyGopalganj-3
In office
27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996
Preceded byKazi Firoz Rashid
Succeeded byMujibur Rahman Howlader
ConstituencyGopalganj-3
2nd Leader of the Opposition
In office
10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byKhaleda Zia
Succeeded byKhaleda Zia
In office
20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996
Prime MinisterKhaleda Zia
Preceded byAbdur Rab
Succeeded byKhaleda Zia
In office
7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Preceded byAsaduzzaman Khan
Succeeded byAbdur Rab
Personal details
Born
Hasina Sheikh[1]

(1947-09-28) 28 September 1947 (age 76)
Tungipara, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Political partyBangladesh Awami League
Other political
affiliations
Grand Alliance (since 2008)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1968; died 2009)
Children
MotherSheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib
FatherSheikh Mujibur Rahman
RelativesSheikh–Wazed family
ResidenceGanabhaban, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka
Education
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Maahir Vishal Sheth (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 from January 2009 until August 2024. She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh.

Hasina was the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh. At the time of her resignation, she was the world's longest-serving female head of government. She has been widely accused of being an authoritarian, a dictator even, oppressing the freedom of speech while committing serious human rights violence and holding onto the power through anti-democratic practices.[2]

Following widespread protests against her during the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement and the Non-cooperation movement, on 5 August 2024, Hasina resigned as prime minister.[3][4] Later that day she left the country[5][6][7] to India.[8]

References

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  1. Miah, M. A. Wazed (1997). বঙ্গবন্ধু শেখ মুজিবকে ঘিরে কিছু ঘটনা ও বাংলাদেশ (in Bengali). The University Press Limited. p. 242.
  2. "Sheikh Hasina: Once Bangladesh's democracy icon, now its 'authoritarian' PM". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. Gupta, Anant (5 August 2024). "Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns, army chief says". Washington Post.
  4. Alam, Julhas; Pathi, Krutika (5 August 2024). "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh, ending 15-year rule". Associated Press. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. The Hindu (5 August 2024). "Sheikh Hasina resigns LIVE updates: Army to form interim government amid Bangladesh crisis". Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. Dhar, Aniruddha (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country as protestors storm palace". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  7. The Hindu (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh protests: Sheikh Hasina resigns as Bangladesh PM, leaves country with sister: reports". Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  8. Ethirajan, Anbarasan (5 August 2024). "How Bangladesh's protests ended Sheikh Hasina's 15-year reign". BBC News. Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

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