Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the government officials to ensure services for the people, saying Bangladesh became independent to change their fate. "You (officials) should always keep in mind that people are never deprived of getting services because the independence of the country has been attained for changing their destiny," she s...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, the Awami League government will arrange permanent accommodation and employment for differently able persons including people with autism aimed at securing their lives.' She said, "We have eight divisions. We will first ensure it (permanent accommodation and employment) in the eight divisions and in phases, we ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is working to secure democracy, establish the rule of law and ensure justice for all. "We have a target to protect democracy and establish the rule of law in the country as the people will get justice," she said. The prime minister said this while inaugurating the newly constructed 12-stor...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for collective efforts of the seven Bay of Bengal countries at tapping the full potentials of the region for the benefits of their people. ‘We need to find common strategies to rebuild a sustainable and resilient Bay of Bengal region by tapping the full potentials of the region,’ she ...
Prime Minister expressed her satisfaction over the cantonment being named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's youngest son Sheikh Russel. "Two of my brothers were army members [Captain Sheikh Kamal and Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal] … Russel was our youngest brother and we lost him too." Sheikh Russel aspired to become an army officer, Has...
The prime minister said AL restored democracy and returned the power to the people, which had been detained in the containment and pockets of Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad or in the fringe of Khaleda Zia's saree. "Now if BNP leaders don't see democracy and development, there is nothing to say," she said, adding that BNP leaders have a quality th...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is creating a scope for the survival of people who don't have a home or an address. She said, "The day is not far when not a single person will be left without address or homeless and landless." The prime minister said this in a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Fa...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina firmly declared that no one can play foul with the people of Bangladesh now. "No one will be able to play with Bangladesh...No one can play ducks and drakes with the fate of the people of Bangladesh," she said. The prime minister was addressing the opening ceremony of the four-day long "Joy Banglar Joyotsob" at the...
Steady economic growth, timely social and development policies, population control, national and rural infrastructure, education, women empowerment, electrification, expansion of low-cost health service, better disaster management, economic inclusion, the role of NGOs are thought to have played the key role in Bangladesh’s enviable success.
The government is working not only for the implementation of mega projects but also for the rehabilitation of poor families in the region. In the Mujib Year, 29 families from the gypsy Manta community have been rehabilitated in Char Mantaj under the Ashrayan project. Officials said construction work on 31 more houses for the community is underwa...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said every house of the country have now come under electrification as she announced cent percent electricity coverage after inaugurating 1,320 MW Payra Thermal Power Plant, the largest of its kind. "The biggest thing is that we have been able to light the houses of every people," she said at the function here...
Leprosy patients, who were virtually excluded from society, thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for integrating them back into society. "People suffering from leprosy were loathed in our country. There was hatred in the eyes of relatives, neighbours, and onlookers. Then we came to Dhaka. We were staying at platform 8 at Kamlapur Railway Statio...
Prime Minister's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said the 102nd birthday of his grandfather - Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman - evokes his dream about Bangladesh, its people. "Let it resonate in every heart and get us closer to the realization of Vision 2041," Joy said in a Facebook post on his verified page toda...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, marking his 102nd birth anniversary and the National Children’s Day-2022. She paid homage by placing a wreath at the portrait of Bangabandhu, the greatest Bangalee of all times, in front of Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmo...
Sajeeb Wazed Joy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT adviser said Khaleda Zia and her family's unbridled corruption began when the BNP-Jamaat alliance came to power in 2001. During this time, the corruption of Khaleda Zia's two sons, Tarique and Koko, skyrocketed. Her brothers were also heavily involved in massive corruption, Joy posted on his ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited United Arab Emirates investors to avail lucrative opportunities in Bangladesh, harness its potentials, and make the country their home. "Come and make Bangladesh your home. I assure you all that Bangladesh is now a land of lucrative opportunities," she said. Hasina made the call while addressing the Ban...
Collaboration between countries in the field of agricultural research and education should be enhanced in order to ensure food security for the people of the Asia-Pacific region, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Food security is surely the most pressing issue for the people,” she said in her inaugural speech for the FAO 36th Regi...
Bangladesh and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to further cement the existing bilateral relations between the two countries for mutual benefits. The decision was taken at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and UAE Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum here on Tuesday. Bo...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is still an inspiration to take the country forward. "The historic March 7 speech is still inspiring us to take the country forward," she said. The prime minister was addressing a ceremony as the chief guest marking ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the researchers to ensure that the practical use of their research knowledge is for the wellbeing of the country’s people. “The practical application of your invented knowledge should be for the welfare of the people. So, I also want to see what would be the impact of the research you a...