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Sheikh Hasina to hold presser on August 5, a month before Tarique Rahman’s expected visit

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · · 542 words · By Kallol Bhattacherjee
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A month before the expected visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the India-chaired BRICS summit, the country’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club in New Delhi on Wednesday…

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A month before the expected visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for the India-chaired BRICS summit, the country’s deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club in New Delhi on Wednesday…

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The media interaction will be addressed by Ms.

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Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and the former Education Minister of Bangladesh, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 14 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In her latest interview, given to AFP on July 29, she reiterated her plans to go home”
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While there are reports of her intention to return, the specific detail about an AFP interview on July 29 is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; one source mentions a Facebook post from July 4, 2026, but not the AFP interview specifically.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Sheikh Hasina is returning home on the 5th. She was spotted in broad daylight in Delhi," reads a Bengali-language Facebook post shared on July 4, 2026.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/years-old-video…
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web search NEUTRAL — The second anniversary of Sheikh Hasina's exile to India, after her regime was overthrown in a bloody agitation, is all about her return to Bangladesh. Her return will not only give the Awami League a…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/sheikh-hasina-banglade…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced her firm intention to return to Bangladesh after nearly two years of exile in India, despite facing numerous criminal cases and death threats.
https://www.theweek.in/news/world/2026/08/05/sheikh-hasina-b…
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Claim 2: “Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club in New Delhi on Wednesday (August 5, 2026)”
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Multiple independent web sources (The Hindu, and other news reports) confirm Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to address a press conference/media interaction on August 5, 2026, organized by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia in New Delhi.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Bangladesh, was assassinated along with most of his family members early on 15 August 1975 by a group of Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his resi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Sheikh_Mujibu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh, on 5 August 2024, which had come after the Hasina's government's mass killings of protesters, known as the July massacre, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_post-resignation_vi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey is a Bangladeshi journalist and diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Mexico, with concurrent accreditation to Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. He…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushfiqul_Fazal_Ansarey
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Claim 3: “Mr. Rahman, who was sworn in on February 17, 2026, after his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide victory in the election”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (Xinhua, etc.) confirm Tarique Rahman was sworn in as Prime Minister on February 17, 2026, after the BNP won the election.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tarique Rahman (born 20 November 1968), also known as Tarique Zia, is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarique_Rahman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tarique Rahman ministry is the 25th cabinet of Bangladesh, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. It was formed on 17 February 2026 following the 2026 general election, held on 12 February 2026, le…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarique_Rahman_ministry
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zubaida Rahman (Bengali: জোবাইদা রহমান, née Khan) is a Bangladeshi physician, and the wife of prime minister Tarique Rahman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zubaida_Rahman
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Claim 4: “The BNP-dominated Bangladesh parliament formalised the ban through an amendment to an anti-terrorism law this April”
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Claim 5: “Known for her books Lajja and My Girlhood”
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Claim 6: “The media interaction will be addressed by Ms. Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and the former Education Minister of Bangladesh, Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel”
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Web search results confirm that the event will feature addresses by her son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Significant political, constitutional, and social changes in Bangladesh followed the July Uprising of 2024 and the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The uprising was initially sparked by wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_July_Uprising
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The July Uprising, also known as the July Mass Uprising, Student-People's Uprising, July Revolution, Gen Z Revolution, or Monsoon Revolution was a mass uprising in Bangladesh in 2024. Starting in earl…
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web search NEUTRAL — Why hasina's address is significant. Hasina, who has been living in exile in India since August 2024 after her government was toppled during a mass student-led uprising, is scheduled to make her first…
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sheikh-hasina-event-me…
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Claim 7: “the BNP government’s Deputy Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain termed the announcements a “political gimmick””
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Ishraque Hossain's comments.
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Claim 8: “returning to Bangladesh on May 17, 1981, ending six years of exile that followed the assassination of her father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of the word 'Sheikh' and does not contain the specific dates of her return in 1981 or her father's assassination, although the latter is mentioned in a different context in claim 0's evidence. There is no direct confirmation of the May 17, 1981 date in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sheikh (/ ʃeɪk, ʃiːk / SHAYK, SHEEK, [1] Arabic: شَيْخ, romanized: shaykh [ʃajx], commonly [ʃeːχ], plural: شُيُوخ, shuyūkh [ʃujuːx]) [a] is an honorific title in the Arabic language, literally meaning…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh
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web search NEUTRAL — Shaikh usually refers to: Sheikh, as an alternate Romanization; a term for elders, tribal leaders, and royalty in Arabic-influenced cultures It may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaikh
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web search NEUTRAL — Sheikh (Arabic: شَىخْ) — also spelled Sheik or Shaikh or Shekh — is an honorific in the Arabic language. It means "elder" and often means "leader and/or governor".
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh
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Claim 9: “India has invited Prime Minister Rahman to attend the BRICS summit”
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While evidence confirms Tarique Rahman is the Prime Minister in 2026, there is no specific evidence in the provided results regarding an invitation from India to attend a BRICS summit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tarique Rahman became the 11th prime minister of Bangladesh after his party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), won the 2026 election and replaced the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiership_of_Tarique_Rahman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, officially the Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh , is the head of government of Bangladesh. The Prime Minister leads the cabinet and, together wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Bangladesh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tarique Rahman (born 20 November 1968), also known as Tarique Zia, is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarique_Rahman
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Claim 10: “Ms. Hasina... fleeing Dhaka on August 5, 2024”
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Wikipedia confirms Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on August 5, 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — The non-cooperation movement, also known as the one-point movement, was a disinvestment movement and a mass uprising against the Awami League-led government of Bangladesh, initiated within the framewo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-cooperation_movement_(2024…
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web search NEUTRAL — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and fled the country following weeks of deadly demonstrations against her government. The removal of Hasina on Monday followed weeks of deadly pr…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/5/bangladesh-pm-hasina…
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web search NEUTRAL — After 15 years in power, Bangladesh’s prime minister has suddenly resigned and fled the country. Sheikh Hasina’s departure came after weeks of student-led protests were met with deadly force, and has …
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/05/why-ba…
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Claim 11: “August 5, 2026, [is] the second anniversary of her arrival in India following the monsoon uprising of 2024 in Dhaka”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5, 2024. Therefore, August 5, 2026, is the second anniversary of her arrival.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 5 August 2024, at around 2:25 p.m., Sheikh Hasina resigned from her position as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country on a helicopter with her sister, Sheikh Rehana, to India, arriv…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resignation_of_Sheikh_Hasina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sheikh Kamal (5 August 1949 – 15 August 1975) was a Bangladeshi politician, athlete, and military officer. He was the eldest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding president of Banglad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Kamal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Chief Prosecutor vs. Sheikh Hasina & Others was a case before the International Crimes Tribunal-I, Bangladesh, charging former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan K…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Sheikh_Hasina
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Claim 12: “The interim government led by Mohammed Yunus, which was in power between August 2024 and February 2026, had banned the Awami League’s political activities and its student wing Chhatra League”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the specific bans on the Awami League and Chhatra League by the Yunus government between 2024 and 2026.
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Claim 13: “On Sunday (August 2, 2026), Ms. Hasina received support from her long-time critic-author, Taslima Nasreen, who addressed a press conference in Kolkata”
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Claim 14: “Ms. Nasreen... criticised Ms. Hasina for being soft on religious fundamentalists during her 15-year-long tenure”
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