Sheikh Hasina Statements
Sheikh Hasina - Latest statements from the press
Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–2024)
“ The verdicts announced against me have been made by a rigged tribunal established and presided over by an unelected government with no democratic mandate,
Sheikh Hasina,
Bangladesh urges Indian government to hand over Hasina, former…
“ I must add that I am deeply grateful to the Indian people for providing me with a safe haven this past year,
Sheikh Hasina,
Bangladesh writes to India seeking Hasina’s return after death…
“ They are biased and politically motivated. In their distasteful call for the death penalty, they reveal the brazen and murderous intent of extremist figures within the interim government to remove…
Sheikh Hasina,
‘Rigged tribunal’: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on death…
“ Millions of Bangladeshis toiling under the chaotic, violent and socially regressive administration of Dr Mohammad Yunus will not be fooled by this attempt to short-change them of their democratic…
Sheikh Hasina,
‘Rigged tribunal’: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on death…
“ They do not want the Awami League to engage in politics. They declare the Awami League banned. They do not want the Awami League to contest elections. They want to destroy this party by oppressing its…
Sheikh Hasina,
‘God gave life, God will take it away’: Ousted leader Sheikh Hasina…
“ Yunus’s sponsorship of extremists in his government undoubtedly threatens to undermine that fundamental relationship, to the detriment of both our nations.
Sheikh Hasina,
India-Bangladesh friction due to Yunus: Hasina
“ In the first weeks of the Yunus administration's rule, thousands of attacks targeting Hindus, Buddhists, Christians and indigenous people were reported. Still today we hear weekly reports of shrines,…
Sheikh Hasina,
Islamists linked to terror groups spreading hardline ideology: Hasina…
“ Let me be clear: I have not called for a boycott. The point I was making was that millions of Awami League voters will not vote at all if they are denied the chance to support their preferred choice,
Sheikh Hasina,
Sheikh Hasina admits ‘mistakes were certainly made’ by security forces…
“ They are not elected, they have no commitment to the principles of public accountability. That, rather than the timing of the poll, is the key issue,
Sheikh Hasina,
Sheikh Hasina admits ‘mistakes were certainly made’ by security forces…
“ A guilty verdict is pre-determined, and I will not be surprised when it comes. But the ICT is a sham tribunal controlled by my political enemies, who are intent on destroying the Awami League as a…
Sheikh Hasina,
Sheikh Hasina admits ‘mistakes were certainly made’ by security forces…
“ Our security personnel on the ground were responding to fast-changing and violent circumstances. Mistakes were certainly made in the way some members of the security forces responded to the violence,…
Sheikh Hasina,
Sheikh Hasina admits ‘mistakes were certainly made’ by security forces…
“ The ICT is a sham court presided over by an unelected government consisting of my political opponents. Many of those opponents will stop at nothing to get rid of me,
Sheikh Hasina,
Living freely in Delhi: Sheikh Hasina says has no plans of leaving…