The fifth
oath of office ceremony of
Sheikh Hasina as
Prime Minister of Bangladesh took place on January 11, 2024, following
her party's victory in the
2024 general election. The oath of office was administered by
President Mohammed Shahabuddin, marking the formation of the Fifth Hasina ministry and the
12th Jatiya Sangsad.
Background On 7 January 2024, the
Awami League won the
2024 election. They defeated the opposition under
GM Quader of the
Jatiya Party. Awami League won 216 Seats while the opposition only won 11 Seats. The election, however, was boycotted by all major political parties in
Bangladesh. The election only had a voter turnout of 41%, a 38 percentage point decrease from the
prior election. The
12th Jatiya Sangsad was formed. They held their first session on January 30.
Later developments The mass uprising in
Bangladesh began as a
quota reform movement to reform the
quota rule for government jobs, after the
Supreme Court of Bangladesh invalidated the government's 2018 circular regarding job quotas in the public sector. It began in early June 2024 and was led by the
Students Against Discrimination. Coinciding with the first anniversary of the
Resignation of Sheikh Hasina, on 5 August 2025, the revolution received an acknowledgment with the announcement of the
July Declaration. The movement escalated into a full-fledged mass uprising after the government carried out
mass killings of protesters, known as the
July massacre, by late July.
Amnesty International blamed the government's "heavy-handed response" for causing the death of "students, journalists, and bystanders" and demanded that the Hasina-led "government to urgently end this repression."
Human Rights Watch also called on foreign governments to urge Hasina to "end the use of excessive force against protesters and hold troops to account for human rights abuses." By early August, the movement evolved into a
non-cooperation movement, ultimately leading to the ouster of then-prime minister
Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India. Hasina's ouster triggered a
constitutional crisis, leading to the formation of an
interim government led by
Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser. == Ministers==