Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressed the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia via audio on August 5, 2026, vowing to return in December despite facing a death sentence. She called for the Awami League ban to be lifted and praised India's friendship during her two years in exile.
Read Full ArticleBangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin resigned on July 24, 2026, citing Autonomic Neuropathy, two years before his term ended, days after Sheikh Hasina announced her December return from exile, and as Tarique Rahman's BNP government faces a 90-day window to elect a successor under the Constitution.
Khaleda Zia, Bangladesh’s first woman Prime Minister, dies at 80 after prolonged illness, ending a defining era in the country’s turbulent political history.
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