Sheikh Hasina

Foreign Dignitaries, World Leaders Pay Tributes To Sushma Swaraj

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 7, 2019

World leaders, including Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and UNGA President Mara Fernanda Espinosa Garces, today condoled the death of India's former foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.

Case Against Bangladeshi Hindu Who Told Trump About Persecution Rejected

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 21, 2019

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has disapproved a planned government move to file sedition charges against a Hindu woman who told US President Donald Trump in Washington that the minority communities in her country were being persecuted, a senior minister said on Sunday.

PM Hasina Slams US Lawmaker's Proposal To Integrate Rakhine, Bangladesh

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 8, 2019

Bangladesh is happy with its 54,000 sq km territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday as she criticised as "flagitious" a proposal by a top US lawmaker to integrate Myanmar's restive Rakhine state with her country.

Relations With India "Organic", Says Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 4, 2019

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on a visit to China, has described her country's ties with India and engagements with New Delhi as "organic", saying it is "beyond a few billions of dollars of trade".

Bangladesh Sentences 9 To Death For 1994 Attack On PM Sheikh Hasina

World News | Reuters | Thursday July 4, 2019

A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced nine members of the main opposition party to death and handed life terms to another 25 for attempting to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina 25 years ago, a government lawyer said.

Pilot On Way To Pick Up Bangladesh PM Didn't Carry Passport, Sent Back

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2019

A Bangladesh pilot, who flew a special plane to bring Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina back from Finland after her three-nation visit, was caught without his passport at Qatar's international airport, according to media reports.

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Won't Attend PM's Swearing-In For Second Time

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 27, 2019

For a second time, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will miss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in on May 30 as she will be on a three-nation foreign visit, officials in Dhaka said Monday.

Sheikh Hasina Phones PM Modi, Congratulates Him On Big Victory

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2019

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday telephoned her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi to congratulate him on his victory in the general elections during which the two leaders pledged to raise the India-Bangladesh relationship to unprecedented new heights.

Sheikh Hasina Congratulates PM Modi On His 'Resounding' Victory

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2019

Prime Minister Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) towards an emphatic victory for a second term in office.

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's 8-Year-Old Relative Killed In Lanka Blasts

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 23, 2019

An 8-year-old relative of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is among the 45 children who were killed in the devastating suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the media reports said Tuesday.

Bangladesh FIFA Official Arrested For ''Defaming'' Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday March 18, 2019

Bangladeshi authorities have arrested a senior member of football's world governing body FIFA for allegedly defaming the country's prime minister.

Won't Allow Bangladesh Soil To Be Used By Terrorists: Sheikh Hasina To PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 12, 2019

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday assured her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi that her government would never allow the country's soil to be used by any terrorist organisation under its "zero tolerance policy".

Bangladesh PM Requests Indian Surgeon To Examine Minister In Dhaka

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 4, 2019

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the help of a leading Indian cardiac surgeon in determining the treatment of her ailing senior Cabinet colleague.

India, Bangladesh Relations On Upward Trajectory, Says PM Modi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 7, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met visiting Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Minister AK Abdul Momen and said relations between the two neighbouring countries have been on an upward trajectory and New Delhi will work to build on this momentum.

Bangladesh Government Rejects Report Claiming "Irregularities" In Polls

World News | Reuters | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Anti-corruption group Transparency International said on Tuesday it found "irregularities" in 47 of 50 constituencies it surveyed during last month's general election in Bangladesh, which was marred by allegations of vote rigging.