Bangladesh President Invites Hasina to Form Government
Sheikh Hasina on 31ST December, was invited by Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid to form the next government, hours after she was elected as the Awami League’s parliamentary party chairperson.
Ms. Hasina, 71, is set to form the government for the third consecutive term. She won the historic fourth term as Prime Minister, becoming the country’s longest-serving leader.
Key Facts
- Ms. Hasina, the daughter of Bangladesh’s founder Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is termed by many as the country’s iron lady.
- Ms. Hasina’s Awami League won 258 seats and her ally Jatiya Party got 22 while jailed ex-premier Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured just ....