Archive List for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh elections: Main opposition party and allies to boycott vote

The main opposition party is boycotting the vote, after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejected their demand that she should resign and hand power to a neutral authority. She is running for a fourth consecutive term. At least 10 people have died in anti-government protests since October. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from the capital, Dhaka. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Bangladesh #BangladeshElections #PrimeMinisterSheikhHasina #BangladeshNationalistParty #AwamiLeagueParty #BNP #AL #AlJazeeraEnglish

Bangladesh protests: Police fire tear gas in Dhaka

Police in Bangladesh are cracking down on anti-government protests, firing tear gas and beating demonstrators on the streets of the capital Dhaka. Several prominent opposition leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party have been detained while hundreds of their supporters have been arrested. Demonstrators are demanding the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina. And want an interim government before a general election next year. Our correspondent, Tanvir Chowdhury joins is in Dhaka for the latest updates. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Bangladesh #protests