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Recognise 25th March as 'International Genocide Day: HPM Sheikh Hasina urges the global community

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today called upon the world community including the United Nations to recognise March 25 of 1971 as International Genocide Day. "The Pakistan occupation forces committed killings since this day (March 25, 1971). We want the 25th of March to be recognised as International Genocide Day. ...

Ashrayan project creates hope for homeless

The homeless people who got their permanent abodes today under the Ashrayan-2 Project are now dreaming of becoming self-reliant as they have found a favorable environment for generating livelihood options - cultivating vegetable, rearing domestic animals and running small shops on their homesteads. Since the Ashrayan Project is dubbed as 'Sheik...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over 39,365 more houses to homeless people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over 39365 more houses to homeless people ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr as part of her government's aim to ensure housing for all landless persons. The premier handed over the houses in the fourth phase of Ashrayan-2 project through a programme virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence here. Ear...

We don't take any unnecessary loans or big projects: HPM Sheikh Hasina in an interview with CNN

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh is close to everyone, not just any one country. "We're close to everybody -- China, USA or India. Those who support our development, we're with them," she said in an interview with the US-based Cable News Network (CNN) aired today (Tuesday). The premier made this remark when CNN journalist Ric...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Bangladesh's first submarine base

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first submarine base of Bangladesh ‘BNS Sheikh Hasina’ at Pekua in Cox’s Bazar on Monday. Hailing the newly inaugurated naval base as an ‘ultra-modern submarine base’, Prime Minister called the event a proud chapter in the history of the Bangladesh navy. Inaugurating the...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for new global markets for Bangladeshi goods

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to find a way out to ensure sustainable export growth and explore new global markets for Bangladeshi goods in the context of Ukraine war. "Steps will have to be taken to achieve sustainable export growth after analysing situation steamed from the global economic recession due to the war in U...

How was Bangabandhu’s birthday celebrated on March 17, 1975?

How was Bangabandhu’s birthday celebrated on March 17, 1975, before he was brutally assassinated 5 months later? A video posted on Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s verified Facebook profile shows how the country celebrated the Father of the Nation’s birthday that year. Along with the video, Sajeeb Wazed p...

Friendship pipeline is milestone achievement in BD-India cooperation: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the inauguration of "India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline" is a milestone achievement in mutual cooperation for the development of the two friendly neighbours. "I believe that the friendship pipeline is a milestone achievement in cooperation for the development between the two friendly countries," she sai...

No child will be deprived of education in Smart Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said a smart population is needed to build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’, urging the children to be groomed properly with human qualities as today’s children will be the smart community of future Bangladesh. “I would like to tell the children that every child will have to engage in sports and phy...

Diabetic patients in Bangladesh to get free insulin at community clinics: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced that the government will provide free insulin to the diabetic patients through community clinics across Bangladesh. She said this while addressing the second graduation completion programme of Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised Hospital & Nursing College. “We have decided...

Awami League's goal is to build a 'Smart Bangladesh' by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, "By 2041, the goal of Awami League government is to build a smart Bangladesh." She made statement this at the 50th anniversary celebration between Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnership at the ballroom hall of InterContinental Hotel, Dhaka on Tuesday, March 14 in the morning. The Prime ...

My people is my only power: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she will never bow down to any foreign pressure as the people are her strength, reiterating to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “You have to keep one thing in mind that there is no such pressure that can pressurize Sheikh Hasina,” she said in reply to the question - wh...

BNP seizes land, Awami League houses landless: Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a scathing attack on the country’s main political opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) while addressing a mammoth rally on the Circuit House ground in Mymensingh on Saturday (11 March). In her speech, the prime minister referred to the BNP as the country's so-called opposition, accusing the ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 103 development projects for the modernization of Mymensingh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 103 development schemes to ensure overall development of Mymensingh division. She inaugurated 73 development projects involving Taka 570.07 crore and laid foundation stones of 30 other schemes worth Tk 2,762.27 crore in Mymensingh Division, unveiling the plaque at a gra...

Invest in Bangladesh to help it become a developed country by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon global businessmen and investors to invest in Bangladesh to join hands in making smooth journey of transforming Bangladesh into a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. "You people (world business community) come. Bangladesh is always ready to welcome you here---invest in Bangladesh th...

Invest in Bangladesh's energy sector: HPM Sheikh Hasina urges Qatari business community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged oil-rich Qatar to invest in Bangladesh's energy sector, especially in renewable energy. "We remain open to investment proposals in our infrastructures and logistics sectors. We believe there is scope for Qatari investment in the energy sector, including in renewable energy," she said. The premier wa...

LDCs don't ask for charity, they want their dues: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) want their dues, not charity under international commitments for their real structural transformation. "I can assure you that LDCs will also keep their side of the bargain. Our nations do not ask for charity; what we seek are our dues under international commitments," ...

Bangladesh's graduation from LDC is the result of govt's efforts in the last 14 years: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the global partnership must carry a meaning to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh so no challenge could upset their progress to attain developing countries status. “We, the graduating LDCs, want to make sure that no challenges can further slow down our graduation momentum,” sh...

The seed Bangabandhu sowed with the historic six-point demand in 1966 came to fruition with the 1970 general election: Sajeeb Wazed

The seed Bangabandhu sowed with the historic six-point demand in 1966 came to fruition with the 1970 general election, Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy wrote yesterday in a post on his verified Facebook profile. “Awami League gained a landslide majority bagging 167 seats out of 313 in the national cabinet of Pakist...

Bangladesh has turned around in last 14 years and emerged as a development role model: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina said, "Bangladesh has turned around in the last 14 years and achieved dignity by transforming into a developing nation. Bangladesh has emerged as a development role model. Bangladesh is advancing and will march ahead." She has reiterated her appeal to the countrymen to vote for her pa...