1 day ago · The house in the capital, Dhaka, had been home to Hasina’s late father and Bangladesh’s independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who declared the country’s formal break from Pakistan there ...

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.

14 hours ago · DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s new government is struggling to deal with a host of issues, including a stumbling economy and human rights violations, left behind by the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina six months ago. Hasina fled to India in August after a student-led uprising ended her 15-year rule, and an interim government led by Nobel …

Aug 7, 2024 · Hasina’s abrupt exit ends 15 years in power that has been marked by a stifling of civil freedoms and the heavy-handed use of security forces to crush dissent, critics and rights groups say.

Jan 15, 2025 · 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 one term from …

Aug 5, 2024 · Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, has resigned and fled the country, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government.

Aug 5, 2024 · Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 76, who resigned and fled the country in an army helicopter on Monday amid widespread unrest, has been known for using this term to label anyone she perceived as...

Aug 6, 2024 · (London) – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on August 5, 2024, and fled the country after weeks of student protests, Human Rights Watch said today. An estimated 300 people...

Aug 5, 2024 · Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stepped down from office, ending 15 years of what the opposition says was “authoritarian rule” and sparking celebrations across the country.

People in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka were celebrating on Monday after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned. (AP video/Al Emrun Garjon) Nearly 100 were killed and hundreds injured as anti-government protests swept Bangladesh.