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‘I am serving as Information Minister, not as Sheikh Hasina’s relative’

Staff Reporter Published: Tuesday, 25 August 2026 1 min read
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He said this in response to a journalist's question at a press conference organized at the Secretariat on Tuesday (August 25) on the progress of various government activities.

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When a journalist referred to him as a ‘relative of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina’ while asking about bringing Sheikh Hasina back to the country, Partha requested that the question be asked more professionally.

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Regarding bringing Sheikh Hasina back, the minister said the government wants to ensure a fair trial of the July movement and related incidents by bringing back all the accused in the cases, including her.

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It is to be noted that Partha's mother Reba Rahman is a sister of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Partha married Sheikh Sayera Rahman, daughter of Sheikh Helal Uddin, a cousin of Sheikh Hasina.

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