Sheikh Hasina once fought for democracy in Bangladesh. Her critics say she now threatens it
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was Bangladesh’s opposition leader in 2007, when hundreds of troops raided her home and took her to a court in the capital of Dhaka, where she was arrested on extortion charges. Hasina, who had served as premier in 1996-2001, slammed the charges as a conspiracy to keep her … Read more