Al Jazeera’s ‘Hasina: 36 Days in July’ Gets International Emmy Award Nomination
Al Jazeera’s documentary ‘Hasina: 36 Days in July’, which focuses on Bangladesh’s historic student-public uprising in 2024 and the violence and political events during the final weeks of the then-Sheikh Hasina government, has been nominated for the prestigious International Emmy Awards. The investigative documentary, produced by Al Jazeera English’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit), has been nominated in the ‘Current Affairs’ category of the 2026 International Emmy Awards.
In the international competition in this category, Al Jazeera’s documentary on Bangladesh is competing against three other prominent productions from France, the United Kingdom and Brazil. The final winner will be announced at a grand ceremony in New York, United States, on November 23.
The Al Jazeera I-Unit released the much-discussed documentary in July 2025. It portrays the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government and decisions made during its final moments based on secret phone conversations, leaked sensitive documents and accounts from eyewitnesses during the movement.
The documentary also includes a controversial audio recording related to the killing of Abu Sayed, the nationwide internet blackout and alleged instructions to use lethal weapons against students and members of the public taking part in the movement.
The international recognition was confirmed in a report by the US entertainment magazine Variety and by expatriate Bangladeshi journalist Zulkarnain Sayer, who worked on the documentary.
However, the Awami League has disputed the interpretation of the information presented in the documentary and the leaked audio recordings. The party claims that Sheikh Hasina did not directly or specifically authorize law enforcement agencies to use any lethal weapons.
