Sheikh Hasina
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Check Hindus' persecution, Vishwa Hindu Parishad to Bangladesh
India | Aug 09, 2019, 05:14 PM ISTVHP leader Abhijit Datta Bhowmik said that the outfit wrote to Hasina on Thursday through the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala, urging her to stop miseries and distress of Hindus in Bangladesh.
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Sheikh Hasina accuses Myanmar of defying promise over repatriation of Rohingyas
World | Jun 10, 2019, 09:10 AM ISTBangladesh hosts over a million Rohingyas in makeshift refugee camps in its southeastern Cox’s Bazar district as the fled a Myanmar military crackdown in August 2017 generating the worst refugee crisis in the recent history.
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Bangladesh pilot flying special plane for PM Sheikh Hasina caught without passport in Qatar
World | Jun 07, 2019, 02:48 PM ISTThe flag carrier sent the passport of the pilot in another flight to Qatar later, Civil Aviation Secretary Mohibul Haque told bdnews24.
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Not just Pak PM, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina too won't attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony
World | May 28, 2019, 02:53 PM ISTNarendra Modi will take oath as the 14th Prime Minister of India for his second tenure on May 30.
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Bangladesh Opposition demands fresh polls as maiden session of 11th Parliament begins
World | Jan 30, 2019, 08:31 PM ISTFormer premier Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies said they would boycott Parliament and vowed to hold huge demonstrations unless fresh polls were held within six months.
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Sheikh Hasina takes oath as Bangladesh Prime Minister for third consecutive term
World | Jan 07, 2019, 07:32 PM ISTSheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister for a record fourth term on Monday after her Awami League's landslide victory in the recent elections that was marred by deadly violence and allegations of vote rigging.
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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to form new cabinet before January 10
World | Jan 01, 2019, 02:35 PM ISTTies between India and Bangladesh have remained strong and positive under the prime ministership of Hasina since 2009.
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Bangladesh General Elections: PM Modi congratulates Sheikh Hasina on her win, assures India's continued support
World | Dec 31, 2018, 12:39 PM ISTPM Modi had a telephonic conversation with his Bangladeshi counterpart Hasina following the results, press secretary of Bangladesh Prime Minister Ihsanul Karim told PTI.
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Mashrafe Mortaza creates history by registering landslide victory in Bangladesh elections
Cricket | Dec 31, 2018, 12:10 PM ISTMortaza is the first active cricketer to get the position.
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B'desh elections: Awami League led by PM Hasina registers landslide victory; 17 killed in poll-related violence
World | Dec 31, 2018, 07:12 AM ISTThe ruling Awami League-led grand alliance bagged 266 seats and its ally Jatiya Party secured 21, while the opposition National Unity Front (UNF) with BNP being its key partner got only seven seats.
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Bangladesh Polls: PM Hasina set to win record fourth term; Opposition alliance rejects polls, demands fresh vote
World | Dec 30, 2018, 10:20 PM ISTHasina is aiming for a record fourth term as prime minister with her Awami League opening up a big lead in early results following a tense vote.
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Bangladesh general election: 17 killed, over 64 injured in poll-related violence
World | Dec 30, 2018, 09:48 PM ISTWhile Hasina is seeking re-election for a fourth term as the prime minister, her rival ex-premier Khalida Zia, who is reportedly partially paralysed, faces an uncertain future in a Dhaka jail.
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Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina gifts 1.5 bigha land to biggest Hindu temple
India | Oct 18, 2018, 03:50 PM ISTThe value of land is nearly 50 crore Bangladeshi taka (Rs 43 crore). The temple, over the years, reportedly, lost a lot of its property to land grabbing.
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2004 grenade attack on Sheikh Hasina: Khaleda Zia's son sentenced for life, 19 others get death sentence
World | Oct 10, 2018, 04:09 PM ISTThe attack on an Awami League rally on August 21, 2004 targeted Hasina, now the prime minister of Bangladesh. Hasina survived in the attack with a partial hearing loss.
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B'desh PM slams Myanmar for failing to take back Rohingya refugees
World | Sep 28, 2018, 05:53 PM ISTHasina said Myanmar had given a verbal commitment to take back Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown she described as "tantamount to genocide and crimes against humanity".
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Modi, Hasina launch rail, power projects in Bangladesh via video link
India | Sep 10, 2018, 09:03 PM ISTModi said Akhaura-Agartala rail link will provide another cross-border connectivity system between the two countries.
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BIMSTEC Summit 2018: PM Modi holds bilateral talks with leaders of Thailand, Myanmar and Bhutan
World | Aug 31, 2018, 02:48 PM ISTThe Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional grouping comprising India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan and Nepal.
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Bangaldesh PM Sheikh Hasina urges India to pressurise Myanmar for taking back Rohingyas
India | May 25, 2018, 11:56 PM ISTFollowing the violence in Rakhine, thousands of Rohingyas fled to India, who are now settled in Jammu, Hyderabad, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR and Rajasthan.
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PM Modi invokes 'Gurudev' at Santiniketan; 'govt is with you', he tells students
India | May 25, 2018, 02:15 PM ISTPM Modi, who started his speech in Bengali before shifting to Hindi, quoted from Rabindranath Tagore's famous poem 'Ekla Chalo Re' and that students would get all help from the government.
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PM Modi at Santiniketan: 'Tagore's legacy not just limited to India, Gurudev still a global citizen'
India | May 25, 2018, 01:48 PM ISTThe Bangladesh Bhavan features a museum that showcases Rabindranath Tagore's association with the country, the Liberation War of Bangladesh and Indo-Bangla relations.