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Leader of Awami League since 1981, daughter of Bangladesh’s assassinated founding father, and winner of several major prizes for peace and human rights achievements, she began her second term as Prime Minister of Bangladesh January 2008, having previously served 1996–2001, succeeding and preceding her rival, Begum Khaleda Zia, leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party with whom she has dominated Bangladeshi politics for over two decades.
Early Life, Family, and Education
Sheikh Hasina (born December 28, 1947) in Tungipara, Dhaka, is the oldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Mujib) and his wife, Fazilatunnesa Mujib. Her prefix “Sheikh” (more properly Śekha) is sometimes described as a traditional name in her family or as title (chief) used in Bangladesh by some members of the gentry [1]. After primary, secondary, and intermediate schooling in Dhaka, Hasina graduated BA in Bengali Literature from Dhaka University (1973)...
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Bennett, C. (2018). Sheikh Hasina. In: Kassam, Z.R., Greenberg, Y.K., Bagli, J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1267-3_2020
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