One year ago, Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh after being forced to resign owing to widespread protests, ending her 15-year tenure as prime minister. Now, she lives in exile in India. But what does she do with her time?
A man walks past a portrait of Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. It's been a year since Hasina has been ousted from power and she has been in exile. File image/AFP
On August 5, 2024, Sheikh Hasina, then prime minister of Bangladesh, boarded a military aircraft and landed at the Hindon Airbase in India’s Ghaziabad along with her younger sister Rehana. This moment marked the end of her 15-year rule in the neighbouring country.
Now, a year later, Bangladesh is under an interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus. The country continues to battle political and economic instability with a growing number of voices demanding for elections to be held by the end of this year.
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Last August, Hasina resigned from her position and fled to India following weeks of unrest. Her exit came after crowds broke a curfew and stormed the prime minister’s residence in the capital Dhaka, following weeks of bloody protest.
