Sheikh Hasina quotes

Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi stateswoman and the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. Her leadership is marked by significant economic growth, social reforms, and an emphasis on women's empowerment. She has played a central role in shaping the modern political landscape of Bangladesh. Here are 23 of her quotes:

Indiscriminate firing by police on people is absolute barbarism. Instead of solving their problems, the government is trying to suppress the people by force.

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It seems to be impossible to hold a credible election without reforming the electoral system.

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My objective is to fulfil the dream of Bangabandhu through building a hunger- and poverty-free Golden Bangladesh being imbued with the spirit of the War of Liberation.

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I want work, I want work with honesty; corruption should be stopped, corruption shouldn't take place in any way.

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Maintaining decency, we could go anywhere and do all of our works -- Islam gives that liberty and scope to women ...women have to create their own fate and work out their own future.

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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.

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World leaders should keep their word, particularly the developed countries.

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We wanted to ensure food security so we put all our force into producing more food and also the distribution system so that food should first reach to the poorest of the poor. Then we tried to create job opportunities for them in the rural areas.

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People deserve to live like human beings. Why should they suffer so?

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I think that the friendship between Bangladesh and India is like a flowing river and full with generosity.

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So the way you say I am dominating, I am not dominating. I am serving people.

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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.

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We want to come out of the vicious circle of unhealthy politics.

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What do you want, that I should start crying, ‘Oh, crisis, we have a crisis!' Do you want that?

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At such an age our sons and daughters mostly need a right guideline, their problems need to be realised and more time is needed to be spent with them.

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The BNP leader said we kept the people in the dark while signing the memoranda of understanding (MoUs). I have only one question to ask her: Whom did she consult when she signed the defence deal with China? No-one saw what was in it.

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As leaders and activists of Awami League, our responsibility is to fulfill the dream of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib so that every person in the country gets food, home, education, health care and prosperous life.

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[The fundamentalist groups] are trying, no doubt about it, and there are some people trying to encourage them, but we have controlled the situation.

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No people in any region would remain neglected... development of each and every person is important for the real and balanced development of the country.

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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.

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