shiekh Hasina

Problems grew worse when a powerful cyclone struck the
coast of East Pakistan, killing nearly half a million people in
1970.
Bangladesh finally cut ties, and seperated from its union with
West Pakistan in 1971. However, an internal struggle persisted
with the public and their new leader, Lieutenant General
Hossain Mohammed Ershad of the Awami League.
When Ershad was forced to resign in 1990, following a major
revolt which included all political parties as well as the public,
Bangladesh reverted to a parliamentary democracy.
Nevertheless, the Awami League (which was installed shortly
after independence in the 1970s) won the election of 1996.
During elections at the start of the new millennium, the Awami
League lost against the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, but
regained control (much to the disbelief of the public) in 2009
after a landslide victory won by Sheikh Hasina.
The past few years have seen crippling opposition protests,
strikes, transport blockades and leaving over 180 people dead.
In the 2014 election, Sheikh Hasina was elected to a third
term. At least 26 people were killed during the election making
it the bloodiest vote in the history of Bangladesh.
As one of the most crowded countries on the planet, much of
the lush, low-lying landscape is subject to yearly flooding, and
the subsequent devastation of cyclones.
Those natural hazards have adversely affected the nation's
economy and its people, as they often cause great loss of life.
Of the 154 million residents of Bangladesh, at least one-third
live below the poverty line.
Not on the front-burner of most travelers, reports from those
who venture here rave about its natural beauty, the friendly
welcome, the capital city of Dhaka, and the easy-going beach
resort of Cox's Bazar - home to the world's longest beach