Sheikh Hasina | |
---|---|
শেখ হাসিনা | |
![]() Hasina in 2023 | |
10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh | |
In office 6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Fakhruddin Ahmed (as Chief Adviser) |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
President | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Habibur Rahman (as Chief Adviser) |
Succeeded by | Latifur Rahman (as Chief Adviser) |
8th Leader of the House | |
In office 6 January 2009 – 5 August 2024 | |
Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
Succeeded by | TBD |
In office 23 June 1996 – 15 July 2001 | |
Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
Succeeded by | Khaleda Zia |
8th President of Awami League | |
Assumed office 16 February 1981 | |
General Secretary | |
Preceded by | Abdul Malek Ukil |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 12 June 1996 – 6 August 2024[1] | |
Preceded by | Mujibur Rahman Howlader |
Succeeded by | TBD |
Constituency | Gopalganj-3 |
In office 27 February 1991 – 15 February 1996 | |
Preceded by | Kazi Firoz Rashid |
Succeeded by | Mujibur Rahman Howlader |
Constituency | Gopalganj-3 |
2nd Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 10 October 2001 – 29 October 2006 | |
Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
Preceded by | Khaleda Zia |
Succeeded by | Khaleda Zia |
In office 20 March 1991 – 30 March 1996 | |
Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia |
Preceded by | Abdur Rab |
Succeeded by | Khaleda Zia |
In office 7 May 1986 – 3 March 1988 | |
President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
Preceded by | Asaduzzaman Khan |
Succeeded by | Abdur Rab |
Personal details | |
Born | Hasina Sheikh[2] 28 September 1947 Tungipara, East Bengal, Pakistan |
Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Other political affiliations | Grand Alliance (since 2008) |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Parents |
|
Relatives | Sheikh–Wazed family |
Residence | Self-imposed exile in India |
Education | |
Signature | ![]() |
| ||
---|---|---|
First Premiership (1996–2001) Opposition Leader (2001–2009) Second Premiership (2009–2024)
Elections Ministries National Projects Gallery: Picture, Sound, Video |
||
Sheikh Hasina Wazed[a] (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.[3][4] She is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and first president of Bangladesh. Having served for a combined total of over 20 years, she is the longest serving prime minister in the history of Bangladesh. She was the world's longest-serving female head of government.[5] Her premiership ended in self-imposed exile following a series of violent protests in 2024.
As the autocratic regime of Hussain Muhammad Ershad came to an end, Hasina, then leader of the Awami League (AL), lost the 1991 election to Khaleda Zia, with whom she had collaborated against Ershad.[6][7] As leader of the opposition, Hasina accused Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of electoral dishonesty and boycotted Parliament, which was followed by violent demonstrations and political turmoil.[8] Zia resigned in favour of a caretaker government, followed by Hasina becoming prime minister after the June 1996 election. While the country began to experience economic growth and a reduction in poverty, it remained in political turmoil during her first term, which ended in July 2001, with Hasina being succeeded by Zia following her victory. Hasina was the first Bangladeshi prime minister to serve a full five-year term since independence in 1971.
During the 2006–2008 political crisis, Hasina was detained on extortion charges. After her release from jail, she won the 2008 election. In 2014, she was re-elected for a third term in an election that was boycotted by the BNP and criticised by international observers. In 2017, after nearly a million Rohingya entered the country, fleeing genocide in Myanmar, Hasina received credit and praise for giving them refuge and assistance. She won a fourth and fifth term after the 2018 and 2024 elections, which was marred by violence and widely criticised as being fraudulent.[9]
Her second premiership (2009–2024) was marked by economic mismanagement and rampant corruption, leading to rising foreign debt, increasing inflation, youth unemployment and banking irregularities. An estimated US$150 billion or Tk 17.6 lakh crore was syphoned out of Bangladesh by illegal means during this period.[10] In 2022, anti-government protests broke out demanding the resignation of Hasina. In June 2024, fresh student protests erupted throughout the country, demanding the reform of quotas in government jobs. The protests were met with brutal crackdown by law-enforcement agencies and paramilitary forces, resulting in the deaths of many students. By August, the protests intensified into a full-blown mass uprising against the government, which eventually culminated in the resignation of Hasina and her fleeing to India.
It is widely considered that Bangladesh experienced democratic backsliding under her premiership. Human Rights Watch documented widespread enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings under her government. Numerous politicians and journalists were systematically and judicially punished for challenging her views.[11][12] In 2021, Reporters Without Borders gave a negative assessment of Hasina's media policy for curbing press freedom in Bangladesh since 2014.[13] Domestically, Hasina has been criticised as being too close to India, often at the cost of Bangladesh's sovereignty.[14][15] She is seen as a manifestation of India's interference in Bangladeshi politics, which the critics described as the main source of Hasina's power.[16]
Hasina was among Time's 100 most influential people in the world in 2018,[17] and was listed as being one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes in 2015,[18] 2018, and 2022.[19][20][17]
revolution
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).tale
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).polls
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).sellDT
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).sellPA
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha>
tags or {{efn}}
templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
template or {{notelist}}
template (see the help page).
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search