7 Surprising Facts About Sheikh Hasina

7 Surprising Facts About Sheikh Hasina

Radiocity
By Radiocity Team
Published Aug 06, 2024
The Bangladesh PM tendered resignation and left the capital of Dhaka after a mass protest demanded she quit as the leader. She arrived in India to seek shelter.

Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh

The Bangladesh PM tendered resignation and left the capital of Dhaka after a mass protest demanded she quit as the leader. She arrived in India to seek shelter.

Let`s learn some facts about Sheikh Hasina. Did you know she is the daughter of the founding father and first president of Bangladesh?

Daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Let`s learn some facts about Sheikh Hasina. Did you know she is the daughter of the founding father and first president of Bangladesh?

As of August 5, 2024, Hasina was the world`s longest-serving female head of government. Born in 1947, she is the 10th prime minister of Bangladesh.

The longest-running female leader

As of August 5, 2024, Hasina was the world`s longest-serving female head of government. Born in 1947, she is the 10th prime minister of Bangladesh.

Sheikh Hasina`s detention

During the 2006-2008 political crisis, she was detained on extortion charges. After her release, she won the 2008 elections.

The Rohingya refuge

In 2017, over a million Rohingyas fled from Myanmar`s genocide and entered Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina received credit and empathy for giving them shelter.

Sheikh Hasina`s tenure as PM

During her tenure as the prime minister, Bangladesh saw a severe democratic backsliding and brutal extrajudicial killings under her government.

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Time`s 100 Most Influential People

Interestingly, Sheikh Hasina was among Time`s 100 most influential people in 2018, despite her struggle to make Bangladesh`s economy survivable.

Sheikh Hasina`s husband

Not much is known about her personal life, but Sheikh Hasina married M. A. Wazed Miah in 1967, a Bengali nuclear scientist with a doctorate in physics.

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