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Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–2024)

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    Born 1947
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    Francesco
    2020
Summary
Updated 2026-06-08

The daughter of Bangladesh's founding president, she became the country's longest-serving prime minister across two stints — the second ending in August 2024 when mass protests over a student quota system turned into an uprising that forced her out and into exile in India.

Biography

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Born 28 September 1947 into the Sheikh family of Tungipara, Hasina had little presence in politics until her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's first president, was assassinated in 1975. She spent years in exile before returning in 1981 to lead the Awami League against military rule. Alongside rival Khaleda Zia, she helped drive the 1990 mass uprising that restored parliamentary democracy. After a first term as prime minister from 1996 to 2001, she won again in 2008, beginning a 15-year stretch marked by economic growth, major infrastructure projects, and mounting accusations of democr…

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Sheikh Hasina
said
I am indeed rather residing very close to the country, so that I may probably silently enter by lucky chance at any time.
— 12 September 2024
Sheikh Hasina
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Rumors have been spread during the movement that Sheikh Hasina has fled. But I want to tell you that Sheikh Hasina has not fled, never flees.
— July 22, 2024, in a meeting with businessmen
Sheikh Hasina
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From now on, you will use the lethal weapon, shoot everyone you get. Wherever you see gathering from above...
— 18 July 2024, Viral Audio call record of 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement , "Face the People" posted on YouTube page on March 8, 2025
Sheikh Hasina
said
No one knows the pain of losing a loved one more than I do.
— 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement
Sheikh Hasina
said
The price of brinjal has gone above 110 taka. It has now come down to 80 taka.
— 6 April 2022
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