2024 Bangladeshi general electionGeneral elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 in accordance with the constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024.
Resignation of Sheikh HasinaEarly life and educationSheikh FamilyAssassination of the familyParties and AlliancesAwami LeagueGrand AllianceElectoral history198619881991February 1996June 199620012008201420182024MinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryFifth ministryFirst Premiership (1996–2001)Sharing the water of the GangesChittagong Hill Tracts Peace AccordBangladesh Telecommunication Act, 1996Repeal of the Indemnity ActAshrayan-1D-8 Organization for Economic CooperationBIMSTEC2001 Bangladesh–India border clashesOpposition Leader (2001–2009)2004 Dhaka grenade attack2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisisLogi Boitha MovementSecond Premiership (2009–2024)Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009Cyber Security Act, 2023Fifteenth constitutional amendmentInternational Crimes Tribunal2013 Shahbag protestsEnforced disappearances (Aynaghar)Bangladesh Rifles revoltAbolition of Caretaker Government2015 Rohingya crisis2013 Bangladesh violencePadma Bridge graft scandalYoung BanglaAttacks by Islamic extremistsJuly 2016 Dhaka attackBangladesh Bank robbery2021 anti-Hindu violencePersecution of journalists2015 political crisisSuppressed freedom of expressionIndo-Bangla land boundary agreement, 2015COVID-19 pandemic2024 State visit to ChinaResignation and Exile (2024-present)Quota reform movementJuly RevolutionNon-cooperation movementJuly massacreResignation2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis2025 Awami League ban protestsDemolition of Dhanmondi 32Legal proceedingsNational ProjectsVision 2021Delta PlanJamuna BridgeForces Goal 2030Digital BangladeshPadma BridgeDhaka–Jessore lineKarnaphuli TunnelRampal Power StationGanges Barrage ProjectPort of PayraRooppur Nuclear Power PlantPurbachal New TownAshrayan-2Bangladesh Satellite-1Metro RailMatarbari PortDhaka Elevated ExpresswayChittagong Elevated ExpresswayFilms and DocumentariesHasina: A Daughter's TaleAll the Prime Minister's MenHasina: 36 Days in JulyThe Battle for BangladeshThe Assassin Next DoorOthersState visitsControversiesSudha SadanGanabhabanAssassination attemptEntities titled afterGallery: Picture, Sound, VideoOn 5 August 2024, at around 2:25 p.m., Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country on a helicopter with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, to India, arriving in Delhi via Agartala.
Sheikh HasinaPrime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001; 2009–2024)Early life and educationSheikh FamilyAssassination of the familyParties and AlliancesAwami LeagueGrand AllianceElectoral history198619881991February 1996June 199620012008201420182024MinistriesFirst ministrySecond ministryThird ministryFourth ministryFifth ministryFirst Premiership (1996–2001)Sharing the water of the GangesChittagong Hill Tracts Peace AccordBangladesh Telecommunication Act, 1996Repeal of the Indemnity ActAshrayan-1D-8 Organization for Economic CooperationBIMSTEC2001 Bangladesh–India border clashesOpposition Leader (2001–2009)2004 Dhaka grenade attack2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisisLogi Boitha MovementSecond Premiership (2009–2024)Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013Anti-Terrorism Act, 2009Cyber Security Act, 2023Fifteenth constitutional amendmentInternational Crimes Tribunal2013 Shahbag protestsEnforced disappearances (Aynaghar)Bangladesh Rifles revoltAbolition of Caretaker Government2015 Rohingya crisis2013 Bangladesh violencePadma Bridge graft scandalYoung BanglaAttacks by Islamic extremistsJuly 2016 Dhaka attackBangladesh Bank robbery2021 anti-Hindu violencePersecution of journalists2015 political crisisSuppressed freedom of expressionIndo-Bangla land boundary agreement, 2015COVID-19 pandemic2024 State visit to ChinaResignation and Exile (2024-present)Quota reform movementJuly RevolutionNon-cooperation movementJuly massacreResignation2024 Bangladesh constitutional crisis2025 Awami League ban protestsDemolition of Dhanmondi 32Legal proceedingsNational ProjectsVision 2021Delta PlanJamuna BridgeForces Goal 2030Digital BangladeshPadma BridgeDhaka–Jessore lineKarnaphuli TunnelRampal Power StationGanges Barrage ProjectPort of PayraRooppur Nuclear Power PlantPurbachal New TownAshrayan-2Bangladesh Satellite-1Metro RailMatarbari PortDhaka Elevated ExpresswayChittagong Elevated ExpresswayFilms and DocumentariesHasina: A Daughter's TaleAll the Prime Minister's MenHasina: 36 Days in JulyThe Battle for BangladeshThe Assassin Next DoorOthersState visitsControversiesSudha SadanGanabhabanAssassination attemptEntities titled afterGallery: Picture, Sound, VideoSheikh Hasina Wazed (born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who twice served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 until her resignation in 2024.
12th Jatiya SangsadThe Twelfth Jatiya Sangsad was formed with the elected members of the 2024 Bangladeshi general election. The parliament was sworn in on 9 January 2024. On 11 January, the ministers were sworn in. On 30 January, the first session of the parliament took place. Following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and self-imposed exile on 5 August 2024, President Mohammed Shahabuddin dissolved the parliament on 6 August 2024.
Prime Minister of BangladeshThe Prime Minister of Bangladesh, officially the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh , is the head of government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister leads the cabinet and, together with the cabinet, is collectively responsible for their policies and decisions to the parliament, to their political party, and ultimately to the electorate.
Jatiya SangsadThe Jatiya Sangsad, constitutionally the House of the Nation and commonly the Sangsad, is the unicameral legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for women. Elected occupants are called members of Parliament, or MPs. Elections to the body are held every five years, unless a parliament is dissolved earlier by the President of Bangladesh.
Waker-Uz-ZamanGeneralWaker-Uz-Zaman (born 16 September 1966) is a four-star general of the Bangladesh Army and the current Chief of Army Staff. Earlier, he served as the Chief of General Staff at Army Headquarters and as the 15th Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division. Just over a month of his tenure amid the July Uprising, he announced the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 5 August 2024.
Chief of Army Staff (Bangladesh)The Chief of Army Staff (CAS; Bengali: সেনাবাহিনী প্রধান, romanized: Śenabahini Prodhan) is the professional head and highest-ranking commissioned officer of the Bangladesh Army. The Chief of Army Staff is responsible for the overall command, administration, training, and operational preparedness of the army, and serves as the principal military adviser to the Government of Bangladesh on land-based defence and national security matters.
Cabinet of BangladeshThe Cabinet of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের মন্ত্রিসভা, romanized: Baṅladeśer Môntrisôbha) is the chief executive body in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the entire government normally under the Office of the Prime Minister, composed of the Prime Minister and other cabinet ministers.
Non-cooperation movement (2024)Mass uprising against the government of BangladeshLead figuresCollective leadershipNahid IslamAsif MahmudMahfuj AlamSarjis AlamHasnat AbdullahNusrat TabassumShadik KayemAnd others...Sheikh HasinaAsaduzzaman KhanObaidul Quader and Cabinet membersCasualties and lossesDeaths: 1 journalistInjuries: 23 journalists
General officerMilitary rankA general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel. General officer ranksThe adjective general had been affixed to officer designations since the late medieval period to indicate relative superiority or an extended jurisdiction. The various grades of general officer are at the top of the military rank structure.
July Uprising2024 mass uprising in BangladeshLead figuresCollective leadershipNahid IslamAsif MahmudMahfuj AlamSarjis AlamHasnat AbdullahNusrat TabassumShadik KayemAnd others...Sheikh Hasina Asaduzzaman Khan Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (POW)Obaidul Quader CasualtiesDeaths834+ (official gazette)1,000+ (MOHFW estimate)1,400+ (OHCHR estimate)1,581 (SAD estimate)Injuries11,551+ (official gazette)Arrested11,702 (OHCHR estimate)*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.