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It was an extremely heinous act. What kind of Muslims are these people? They don't have any religion, their only religion is terrorism.
— Sheikh Hasina
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Sheikh Hasina
politician, writer
1947
Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and from 2009 to 2024. Serving for a combined total of over 20 years, she was the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh since the country's independence and the longest-serving female head of government in the world. Critics characterized her premiership with dictatorship, oligarchy and crimes against humanity. She resigned and was exiled to India following the July Revolution in 2024.
All Quotes by Sheikh Hasina
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Dowry is still pervasive and spreading like cancer in the society. Apart from legal sanctions, there should be more social awareness on the issue so that people start to practice what they preach.
— Sheikh Hasina
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Maintenance of good relations with the neighbours, friendship to all, malice to none is the policy I pursue throughout my life.
— Sheikh Hasina
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After the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, primary education was made free. We are now thinking to make education in the public sector free up to graduation level. We are also thinking of providing a light meal at primary and secondary schools in order to increase the student retention level.
— Sheikh Hasina
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Dowry is still pervasive and spreading like cancer in the society. Apart from legal sanctions, there should be more social awareness on the issue so that people start to practice what they preach.
— Sheikh Hasina
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What do you want, that I should start crying, ‘Oh, crisis, we have a crisis!’ Do you want that?
— Sheikh Hasina
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I am urging the (BNP) leader to stop these bomb and grenade attacks, these acts of sabotage, and killings, of arson and damage to property.
— Sheikh Hasina
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The path you are following will not bring any benefit for the people. Instead you will lose public faith and confidence.
— Sheikh Hasina
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We want to come out of the vicious circle of unhealthy politics.
— Sheikh Hasina
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My job is to assist the common people, I do politics for the people, not for me ... People are enjoying democracy now.
— Sheikh Hasina
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All the democratic institutions are working and people are satisfied and people are enjoying it. So the way you say I am dominating, I am not dominating. I am serving people.
— Sheikh Hasina
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World leaders should keep their word, particularly the developed countries.
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My priority is to establish this country as a poverty-free country, we have a long way to go – we have to do more. When I have been able to establish this country as a poverty-free country, a hunger-free country, a developed country, perhaps at that time, perhaps then I may say I am proud.
— Sheikh Hasina