Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister of Bangladesh, has been ranked 42nd on Forbes' list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women of 2022.

Last year, Sheikh Hasina was ranked 43rd on the list.

According to BSS, the premier has also been ranked 11th in the special category of Politics and Policy among 22.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen sits atop the 19th annual Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women for her leadership during the Ukraine war, as well as her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Representing the protesters on this year's list is Jina "Mahsa" Amini, whose death in September sparked the unprecedented women-led revolution.

The rest of the women are mo...