Sheikh Hasina's Daughter Saima Wazed Quits as WHO Southeast Asia Chief

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Saima Wazed, daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned from her position as WHO Regional Director for Southeast Asia on Wednesday. Her departure comes amid fraud allegations leveled against her. Wazed had been serving as the head of WHO's Southeast Asia regional office, a prominent public health role. Her mother Sheikh Hasina was removed from power in Bangladesh, adding political context to the resignation.

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