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Bangladesh PM Hasina Seeks Asylum in India Again

11/17/2025

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On August 5, 2024, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, sought refuge in India for the second time amid protests in Bangladesh.
Her military aircraft landed at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad.
In 1975, after her father's assassination during a military coup, Hasina and her sister fled to India and received asylum from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

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On August 5, 2024, Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, sought refuge in India for the second time amid protests in Bangladesh.
Her military aircraft landed at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad.
In 1975, after her father's assassination during a military coup, Hasina and her sister fled to India and received asylum from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.