Former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
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In exile since August 2024; subject of Anti-Corruption Commission inquiry over project
Bangladesh first considered building a nuclear plant in 1961, when the site at Rooppur was still part of East Pakistan. Sixty-five years later, on April 28, 2026, technicians began lowering 163 uranium fuel assemblies into the core of Unit 1—the step that turns a construction project into a nuclear power station.
Updated May 31
In exile in India since August 2024
Bangladesh was on track to eliminate measles by 2026, but is now fighting its worst outbreak in a decade—over 9,000 suspected cases across 56 of 64 districts, with more than 140 children dead in six weeks. On April 12, an emergency vaccination campaign expanded into Dhaka and three other major cities, targeting 1.2 million children with support from UNICEF, the WHO, and Gavi.
In exile in India, sentenced to death in absentia
Sheikh Hasina ruled Bangladesh for 15 years, winning elections her opponents called fraudulent. On August 5, 2024, student protesters stormed her residence and she fled by helicopter to India.
Updated May 27
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