Fifth Hasina ministry

Fifth Hasina ministry

21st Cabinet of Bangladesh
11 January–5 August 2024
Sheikh Hasina
Date formed11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)
Date dissolved5 August 2024
People and organisations
PresidentMohammed Shahabuddin
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina
No. of ministers25 Cabinet Ministers
11 State Ministers
7 Advisers
Total no. of members43
Member party  AL
Status in legislatureMajority
270 / 350 (77%)
Opposition party  JP (E)
  Independent(s)
Opposition leaderGhulam Muhammed Quader
History
Election2024
Legislature term12th Sangsad
PredecessorHasina IV
SuccessorYunus

The Fifth Hasina Ministry, the 21st cabinet of Bangladesh, was led by Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. It was established following the 2024 general election held on 7 January 2024. The election results were declared on the same day, leading to the formation of the 12th assembly in the Jatiya Sangsad. A cabinet comprising 43 members was subsequently sworn in.[1]

On 5 August 2024, after days of deadly unrest in the country, Hasina was given an ultimatum by General Waker-uz-Zaman, the Bangladesh Chief of the Army Staff, to resign.[2] Later the same day, she resigned and fled to India.[a] Her rule ended via self-imposed exile following nationwide protests.[b] The parliament was dissolved by the President Mohammed Shahabuddin the following day.[16]

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  3. ^ The Hindu (5 August 2024). "Sheikh Hasina resigns LIVE updates: Army to form interim government amid Bangladesh crisis". Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ Dhar, Aniruddha (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigns, flees country as protestors storm palace". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ The Hindu (5 August 2024). "Bangladesh protests: Sheikh Hasina resigns as Bangladesh PM, leaves country with sister: reports". Archived from the original on 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Why would Hasina head for India?". BBC. 5 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh's dictator flees—leaving behind a dangerous vacuum". The Economist. 5 August 2024. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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  10. ^ "Sheikh Hasina forced to resign: What happened and what's next?". Al Jazeera English. 5 August 2024.
  11. ^ McVeigh, Tracy (6 August 2024). "Sheikh Hasina: child of the revolution who eroded Bangladesh's democracy". The Guardian.
  12. ^ "'Free from dictatorship': Bangladesh protesters celebrate Sheikh Hasina's exit". India Today. 6 August 2024.
  13. ^ "'Not only Bangladesh ... ':Farooq Abdullah's cryptic lesson 'for every dictator'". The Times of India. 6 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Sheikh Hasina: From a pro-democratic leader to a dictator". Daily Sun. August 2024.
  15. ^ "Sheikh Hasina: How Bangladesh's protesters ended a 15-year reign". BBC. 5 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Bangladesh Parliament dissolved, president's office says". Reuters. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.


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