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Fifth Inauguration of Sheikh Hasina
DateJanuary 11, 2024; 8 months ago (2024-01-11)

On Thursday, January 11, 2024 Sheikh Hasina the Incumbent Prime Minister of Bangladesh was sworn in as prime minister for a fifth term. [1]

Background

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On January 7, 2024, the Awami League won the 2024 Election. They defeated the opposition under GM Quader of the Jatiya Party. Awami League won 216 Seats while the opposition only won 11 Seats.[2] The election however was boycotted by all major political parties in Bangladesh. [3] The election only had a voter turnout of 41%, a 39% decrease from the last election. [4] The Awami league has been accused for forging the opposition. [5]

Aftermath

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But Hasina's fifth term didn't last long. In July protests began to reform the Quota System. The government started the July massacre to try and suppress the protests. But the protests were too strong. On August 3, the protesters started the Non-cooperation movement with the singular goal of overthrowing Hasina's government. [6] On August 4,The government tried to intact a curfew to try and stem the protests. [7] [8] But the protesters did not listen to the government's orders. They marched towards Dhaka On August 5, The army gave an ultimatum to Sheikh Hasina, Who told her to resign. Hasina accepted the ultimatum and resigned. She then fled the country to India via helicopter. [9] Later that day at 3:00 PM, Army Chief Waker-uz-Zaman announced that an interim government would be formed. [10] Protesters then proceeded to loot her residence at the Ganabhaban. [11] [12] On August 6, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the parliament. [13] This ended the Hasina Ministry. On August 8, Nobel peace winner Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as Chief Advisor to the Interim government. [14] Hasina's 15 Year rule over Bangladesh was over.

References

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  1. ^ "Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Prime Minister of Bangladesh for fifth term". The Economic Times.
  2. ^ "The outcome of the election in Bangladesh and what lies ahead" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh.
  3. ^ "BNP salutes voters for 'boycotting' polls". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh counts votes in low-turnout election boycotted by opposition". Aljazeera. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  5. ^ "The AL cannot validate this farce of an election with intimidation". The Daly Star. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Protesters call for non- cooperation movement". The Daily Star. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ^ "3-day general holiday declared as curfew without break extended indefinitely". The Business Strandard. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh Army urges people to abide by curfew". bss news. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Euphoria in Bangladesh after PM Sheikh Hasina flees country". Ido Vock & Anbarasan Ethirajan. BBC News. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh army announces interim government after PM Sheikh Hasina flees". Aljazeera. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh protesters storm Sheikh Hasina's residence, loot chicken, fish and…". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Bangladeshi protesters loot Sheikh Hasina's residence: Walk away with computers, sarees, goats, fish". The Indian Express. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  13. ^ "President dissolves parliament". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ Samira Hussain; Flora Drury. "Yunus sworn in as interim Bangladesh leader". BBC News. Retrieved 8 September 2024.