{"id":22320,"date":"2026-09-10T04:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22320"},"modified":"2026-09-10T04:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T04:43:24","slug":"sheikh-hasinas-daughter-saima-wazed-resigns-from-who-post-following-fraud-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=22320","title":{"rendered":"Sheikh Hasina&#8217;s daughter Saima Wazed resigns from WHO post following fraud allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133994083,imgsize-89848,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/sheikh-hasina-news.jpg\" alt=\"Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed resigns from WHO post following fraud allegations\" title=\"Her departure comes amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation of her academic credentials\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Her departure comes amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation of her academic credentials\">Her departure comes amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation of her academic credentials<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization\u2019s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities, Reuters reported on Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Wazed\u2019s resignation was confirmed in a resignation letter seen by Reuters. Her departure comes amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation of her academic credentials, which she has denied.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The WHO placed Wazed on unpaid administrative leave after Bangladesh\u2019s Anti-Corruption Commission filed cases against her in March 2025, alleging fraud, forgery and misuse of power. She was first sent on leave in July 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The WHO later accused Wazed of &#8220;committing financial fraud in relation to her travel to China&#8221; and of misrepresenting her academic credentials, according to a July 3, 2026, letter from her lawyers to the WHO seen by Reuters.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Wazed\u2019s removal from her WHO role had previously been welcomed by Bangladesh\u2019s interim government as a step towards accountability. &#8220;We view this as an important first step toward accountability,&#8221; then-chief adviser\u2019s press secretary Shafiqul Alam had said in 2025.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>&#8220;We firmly believe that a permanent resolution is necessary, one that removes Saima from her position, revokes all associated privileges and restores integrity to this prestigious role and the credibility of the UN system as a whole,&#8221; he had said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The development comes as Bangladesh continues to seek the extradition of Hasina and other Awami League leaders from India. New Delhi has said the request is being &#8220;examined as part of our established processes&#8221;.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/south-asia\/sheikh-hasinas-daughter-saima-wazed-resigns-from-who-post-following-fraud-allegations\/articleshow\/133994014.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Her departure comes amid allegations of financial fraud and misrepresentation of her academic credentials Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization\u2019s Southeast Asia regional director and daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post following fraud investigations by the UN agency and Bangladeshi authorities, Reuters reported on Wednesday.Wazed\u2019s resignation was confirmed 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