Sheikh Hasina

The Bangladesh general election has set the stage for the return of Tarique Rahman and his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to power after more than two decades. The February 12 polls ended nineteen months of political uncertainty in…
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A Bangladesh government-appointed commission probing enforced disappearances during the rule of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday that at least 287 people are presumed to have been killed. The commission said several…
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Ousted former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has termed recent remarks by a Bangladeshi politician referring to India’s Northeast and the strategic Siliguri Corridor — known as the “Chicken’s Neck” — as “dangerous”, saying they…
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Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death by a tribunal that found her guilty of committing “crimes against humanity” during the 2024 student uprising. The verdict — delivered while Hasina remains in…
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Bangladesh’s foreign ministry has formally requested India to hand over former Prime Minister and “fugitive accused” Sheikh Hasina, hours after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-BD) sentenced the Awami League leader to death. In an…
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Sajeeb Wazed, son and adviser of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, warned on Sunday that Awami League supporters would block February’s national election if the ban on the party is not lifted, cautioning that escalating…
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The phrase “Bangladesh’s Shame: Hindu Targeted in BNP-Led Violence” encapsulates the surge of attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority following the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024. As of August 7, 2025, reports…
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Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is under mounting international scrutiny after a leaked audio recording, allegedly of her, suggested she ordered security forces to use lethal force during last year’s student-led protests.…
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Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged a conspiracy to kill her and her sister Rehana the moment student-led protests forced her to step down from power on August 5 last year. Hasina made these allegations in an audio…
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Bangladesh's interim government chief advisor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said that the new regime will seek the extradition of exiled former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from India. Hasina fled to India on August 5 after protests against…
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