Why Was Sheikh Hasina Considered “Ineligible” for the Nobel Peace Prize?

Opinion

Eritrea is a country in Northeast Africa .

The country has oil , gold , and precious metal mines . After being a colony of Italy for a long time , the United Nations formed a confederation with neighboring Ethiopia after World War II . After a long thirty- year war , Eritrea gained independence from Ethiopia in 1991. But since 1998 , the conflict has resumed .

Abiy Ahmed became the Prime Minister of Ethiopia in 2018. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for an agreement to end the conflict with Eritrea .

Since becoming Prime Minister , Abiy has initiated many reform programs in Ethiopia. When suspicions began that many national resources were being taken out of the hands of the state , Ethiopia carried out indiscriminate genocide in the Tigray region in 2020 in a “ civilian law enforcement operation ” . Between 160,000 and 6,00,000 people died in the Tigray region in the two years 2020-2022 . The number of displaced people exceeded 5 million . Most people took refuge in Sudan . Tigray is famous for its gold and precious gemstone ( sapphire ) mines .

Venezuela is a South American country rich in mineral resources.

In July – August 2024, the nearly five -decade- long conflict in Venezuela flared up again. Nicolas Maduro ran for a third term as president . Maria Corina Machado was on the opposition ticket , although she was later disqualified . Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025 .

According to a CNN report on October 15, Machado has sought the help of the presidents of many powerful countries to defeat Maduro. The country has by far the largest oil and gas reserves in the world , along with gold , iron ore , and bauxite reserves .

Myanmar is a South Asian country.

After a long period of military rule, Aung San Suu Kyi ‘s party came to power in 2016 and Suu Kyi was appointed State Counselor . Soon after coming to power , Suu Kyi opened the door to foreign companies in the name of reforms . A huge amount of foreign exchange was attracted . Countries looking for minerals identified Myanmar as their main investment destination in 2016-2017 . This fact can be  confirmed from the news of The Guardian , Reuters , and Al Jazeera in the UK .

Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991. While Suu Kyi was in power, a brutal massacre was carried out in the Arakan region to seize mineral resources and establish easy access to the sea. Over 7,000 Rohingya Muslims were killed and over a million people were forced to flee the country. The then Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave them refuge in neighboring Bangladesh. Then military rule returned to Myanmar. Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest. Foreign investment was stopped. New sanctions were imposed.

What doesn’t this country have that is rich in minerals ? Myanmar is the world’s leading producer of rare earth materials ( REE ) , especially dysprosium and terbium . These are used in the production of electric cars and wind turbines . It ‘s understandable why the world’s leading producers of electric cars would want to take over Myanmar .

Bangladesh is a wonder of South Asia.

Bangladesh was known to the world for three reasons :

1 ) Death of people and destruction of property in natural disasters ,

2 ) Ready-made garments sector , and

3 ) Remittance.

Despite repeated attempts , foreign powers were unable to wrest control of the southern region of the country from Sheikh Hasina . Another Suu Kyi emerged – Yunus. Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 .

He seized power in Bangladesh in July – August by launching a series of terrorist attacks . One by one, he handed over all the country ‘s profitable institutions to foreigners . In one year, about 10,000 people – men , women , the elderly , and even children – died in murder and rape .

Now we see that the real purpose of the foreigners is the rare earth materials ( REE ) accumulated in Sonadia in the south .

The above four countries were sold to the West, empowered, and heavily invested in by Western powers. They were given the “Nobel Peace Prize” to create them, increase their acceptance, and create a clean image for them publicly.

The only one who said “no” was Bangabandhu’s daughter, Sheikh Hasina, the world’s longest-serving female head of government and the most successful Prime Minister. That is why Sheikh Hasina, who has come back from the brink of death 19 times , is ineligible for the Nobel Peace Prize .

-Dr. Mamunur Rashid