"Youths can take initiative for fisheries, poultry and dairy farming, horticulture, cultivation of cash crops, food processing industries and other self employment occupations," she said adding youths can make more money from these professions than they could have earn from a job. The Prime Minister said this while addressing the inaugur...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid the foundation stone of the country's first-ever metro rail project, opening up a new era in the country's communication system. The Prime Minister laid the foundation stone of the much- hyped metro rail project titled "The MRT Line-6 under the Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Development Project" fr...
"As the head of the government I have given the air force as much as possible according to my capabilities. I will do everything necessary for building a modern air force in future Insha Allah," Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing a "darbar" of the members of Bangladesh Air Force at BAF Base Bashar in Dhaka Ca...
"Our manpower including engineers and officers will have to be given scope for work with foreign firms so that they could gather experiences and prepare themselves through work. I would like to tell the authorities concerned to strengthen the Bapex further and train up its manpower so that we could ourselves explore gas and oil," Prime M...
The government is going to prepare a National Population Register (NPR) to create a comprehensive database with full identification and other details of every sector and person. The cabinet in its regular meeting today has approved a planning document in this regard titled 'National Strategy for the Development of Statistics'.
A meeting of the Awami League Parliamentary Board (ALPB) was held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Ganobhaban last night. Prime Minister and ALPB President Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting. ALPB members Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, Amir Hossain Amu, Tofail Ahmed, Obaidul Quader, Kazi Zafarullah, Syed Ashraful Islam and Dr...
Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina today invited Leader of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia to a dinner at her official residence Gonobhaban on Monday. The Prime Minister extended the invitation during a telephone conversation with the Leader of the Opposition from Gonobhaban this evening, Awami League general secretary Syed Ashraful Islam told...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated that the Rampal coal-based power plant would not cause any harm to the ecology of the Sundarbans and its surrounding areas. Referring to the present status of a same 500-MW power plant in Boropukuria, Dinajpur, the Prime Minister said, her government during its last stint constructed the first coal...
"Agriculture sector is one of the driving forces of economic development of Bangladesh. But the quantity of farm land is declining fast due to booming population, urbanization and setting up of mills and factories, On the other hand, the demand for agri produces is soaring world-wide. "So we will have to produce more foods from limited l...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the country will run according to the constitution which was earned through the supreme sacrifice of millions. Urging the people to cast vote for Awami League like 2008 to complete the unfinished works of the present government, she said "We want to move the country forward while BNP is out to push the c...
"Without new innovation in the agriculture sector to produce more food and its diversification, it's not possible to maintain the present pace of food production, "We have to maintain the growth in the agriculture sector to protect our agri-based economy, ensure food security of the people, improve their living standards and rural employ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday held discussion on the current political situation and the ways of holding a free, fair and credible election with participation of all political parties. The two-hour long discussion was held at Prime Minister's official residence Gonobhaban last evening where se...
"I have firm belief that we could form the government again through the mandate of people by earning their trust and confidence," Sheikh Hasina, also the Awami League chief, said this in her introductory speech at a view exchange meeting with the AL-backed elected mayors of city corporations and pourasabhas and chairmen and vice-chairmen...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today proposed a polls-time all-party interim government comprising parliament members from both treasury and opposition benches. In an address to the nation this evening, she urged the opposition party to propose names of their parliament members for the cabinet of the election-time interim government. "Our ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the injured Freedom Fighters (FFs) with flowers and presented them with various gifts on the occasion of holy Eid-Ul Azha.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted the countrymen and the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha set to be celebrated on Wednesday.
"To prevent anybody from observing religious rites or hurt anybody's religious sentiment is a heinous crime. It's the dictum of every religion including Islam and it's the teaching of the Prophet (SM) also," PM Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing the Hindu devotees while visiting Durga Puja Mondop at Dhaka Ramkrishna Mission and Dha...
"The present government believes in development, expansion and modernization of Bangladesh Army. To achieve the goal, all necessary steps are being taken and . . . everything necessary for building a modern army will be given in future," honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing a Darbar of the members of Banglad...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the 1665 metre long Bahaddarhat flyover in the port city on Saturday morning.
Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover, hitherto the largest road infrastructure in Bangladesh, was opened to traffic today, fulfilling a long-cherished dream of the city people and opening up a new horizon in the country's communication system. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the much-awaited 11.8 kilometer flyover, terming it as a gift ...