Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina delivers her first televised national address after assuming office for the third consecutive term on Friday, January 25, 2019 Focus Bangla'I think that everybody should take a break so we can accommodate the younger generation'Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has indicated that the current term will be her last in office. In an exclusive interview with the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle, she said: "It's the third consecutive term and before that I was prime minister [1996-2001], so it's my fourth term. "I think that everybody should take a break so we can accommodate the younger generation." Sheikh Hasina has assumed office just a month ago, for the fourth time as the prime minister of Bangladesh. In the December 30 general elections, the Awami League secured secured a sweeping majority by winning 268 parliamentary seats, including one by-election in Kishoreganj 1 constituency which took place on February 10.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 14, 2019 14:26 UTC