Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for New York tonight on an eight-day official visit to the United States to attend the 69th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
Japanese auto giant Honda aims to set up a new motorcycle plant in Bangladesh in a bid to cater the demand of the booming local market.
The Dakota aircraft played a crucial role in the liberation of Bangladesh and formation of Bangladesh Air Force and was used for air dropping Army troops. This photo is taken from The Economic Times website.
The Global Services Location Index, prepared by a leading US consulting firm AT Kearney, has recognised Bangladesh as the 26th best destination for IT outsourcing globally for the first time since its independence.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged for hosting sports activities at all educational institutions on a larger scale for sound physical and mental growth of the students as well as creating world standard sportsmen.
The Awami League led government has launched a project to strengthen key state-run economic institutions so that they can formulate pro-poor and inclusive development plans.
Accusing BNP of making ill efforts for reestablishing militancy and terrorism in the society and impeding democracy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm determination to advance the country further despite various obstacles.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday asked all banks and non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) operating in the country to introduce the online tendering system by December next year.
Bangladesh is going to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank spearheaded by China to give loans to its member countries for meeting construction costs of the much needed infrastructures.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today assured completing the construction of the Padma Bridge by 2018 saying the bridge would be a reality during the tenure of her present government.
Police on Thursday arrested seven operatives of the banned Islamist outfit Jamaa'tul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) including the acting chief of a faction of the group from Turag, on the outskirts of the capital.
US President Barak Obama has expressed willingness to continue to work together with Bangladesh for further strengthening bilateral relations existing between the two countries.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that "Bangabandhu founded Bangladesh and his daughter Sheikh Hasina saved it."
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today told the parliament that she has given Taka 201.58 crore to 29,046 insolvent people and journalists from her relief and welfare fund and the Journalist Assistance Allowance/Grant Policy, 2012.
Bangladeshi-Japanese relations were established in February 1972. Japan is Bangladesh's 11th-largest export market; imports from Bangladesh make up 26 per cent of all Japanese imports from the least developed countries, second only to those from Cambodia.
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) members yesterday recovered a huge cache of firearms and explosives at the Satchhari National Park in Habiganj's Chunarughat upazila.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for the US on September 21 to lead Bangladesh to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with a high powered delegation.On the side lines of UNGA, Sheikh Hasina would participate in a variety of UN meetings and side events and a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minis...
According to the HSCBC’s latest Trade Confidence Index, Bangladesh's trade confidence rose sharply, by 38 points in six months, which is the second highest among 23 countries globally, particularly due to the recent initiatives undertaken by the Awami League government to make the apparel factories safer.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's charismatic statesmanship earned Bangladesh a momentous entry into the United Nations (UN) on September 17, 1974 as its 136th member.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the provision of capital punishment has been incorporated in the article 7 of the constitution by fifteenth amendment to stop violation of the constitution and illegal usurp to power.