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Dr. Kamal joined hand with killers: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today came down heavily on Dr Kamal Hossain for forging an alliance with BNP calling the combine a platform of killers and opportunists. “Dr Kamal claims to be an advocate of truthfulness, but has joined hands with Tareq Zia, who has no acceptability to the people of Bangladesh,” she said at a big public...

Conspirators against Padma Bridge will get their reply: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the quarters who hatched a conspiracy over the construction of the Padma Bridge now awaited a befitting reply as the landmark structure was set to be erected completely eventually with completion of its 60 percent works. “We will give them a befitting reply who wanted to tarnish Bangladesh’s image a...

Cabinet abolishes quota system in 1st, 2nd class govt jobs

 The cabinet today approved scrapping the quota system in government services accepting a high-level government committee recommendation for its complete abolition in recruiting first and second class officers. The approval was given in the weekly meeting of the cabinet held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) with Prime Minister Sh...

Awami League depends on people, not on external force: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her party would remain in office if the people vote it to power in the next election while it does not bank on any force abroad for retaining power. “We depend on the people, not any outside force to remain in power,” the prime minister told a press conference at her Ganobhaban official residenc...

UN expresses solidarity with Bangladesh's govt

The United Nations (UN) has expressed full solidarity and cooperation with the government and the people of Bangladesh. “The UN is with full solidarity and full cooperation with the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the people of Bangladesh,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a meeting with the Bangladesh pr...

HPM Sheikh Hasina receives‘International Achievement Award’ and the ‘2018 Special Distinction Award for Outstanding Leadership’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been conferred with the prestigious ‘International Achievement Award’ and the ‘2018 Special Distinction Award for Outstanding Leadership’ for her humanitarian and responsible policy in hosting the Rohingyas. Inter Press Service (IPS), a global news agency, conferred the ‘Internation...

HPM Sheikh Hasina insists immediate implementation of UN deal

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again blamed Myanmar, this time in her address to the annual UN gathering, for delaying the process to take back the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh. A permanent and sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas is yet to begin despite several treaties signed on the issue between Bangladesh and Myanmar, Hasin...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for reforms in UN Peacekeeping missions

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said being a leading contributor to the UN peacekeeping forces Bangladesh wants blue helmet missions’ reforms and elevated dignity as they now appeared to be faced with growing and newer “unconventional threats”. “The peacekeepers are now deployed in certain places where there is no peace...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for low-cost technology transfer

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to ensure easy transfer of technology at low cost among the countries across the world to face the possible challenges during the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. “The global community has a responsibility to ensure easy transfer of technology at low cost among the...

HPM Sheikh Hasina urges UN to play a role in making a safer digital world

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the UN to play an effective role in making the digital world safer and continue its work on norm setting for information security. “UN can play a critical role in making the digital world safer. The work on norm-setting in information security should continue,” she said in a statement at a hig...

Settle disputes, fight terrorism: HPM Sheikh Hasina to world leaders

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the world leaders to settle all international disputes and fight emerging global challenges like terrorism. “To ensure a peaceful world in future the world leaders must be commited to settle all international disputes through peaceful means and prevent conflict in all circumstances as yet peace is el...

HPM Sheikh Hasina proposes three points to end Rohingya crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the global community must act to get scrapped Myanmar’s discriminatory laws, policies and practices against Rohingyas to resolve the crisis involving them as she joined a high-level event on the global refugee issue here. “Bangladesh is now facing the largest forced movement in shortest time of ...

Killers, looters forged unity against Awami League: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the killers, money-launderers and oppotunists became united against the Awami League government and feared the country will be destroyed if they could come to power. “These characters will plunder national wealth, destroy the country and become cohorts of the anti-liberation forces if they come to pow...

Media should play a role in welfare of the country: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged journalists to use their professional scope for country’s greater interest, saying the freedom of press should not to be used in a childlike manner. “We fully believe in freedom of press, however it should not to be used in childish manner and everybody should remain careful about this,” ...

Bangladesh-India jointly inaugurates cross-border oil pipeline project

The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India have jointly unveiled the plaque of a 130km cross-border oil pipeline project, known as Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi flagged off the construction work of the pipeline via video- conferencing from the Ganabhaban in Dhaka and...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets delegation of Hijra community

A delegation of five members of the third gender (Hijra community) met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday to express their gratitude, as the government recognized them as the third gender. Members of the delegation led by Abida Islam Maiyuri met with the Prime Minister at her Parliament office. Premier's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim describ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina receives deed of historic Rose Garden

The government has purchased the historic ‘Rose Garden’, an archeological site, from where the country’s biggest political party, Bangladesh Awami League, started its journey in 1949. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received the registered deed of the property from the current owner and her children at a simple function held at G...

HPM Sheikh Hasina opens two bridges on Teesta and Titas river

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has opened for traffic two bridges on the Teesta and Titas rivers in Rangpur and Brahmanbaria saying her government was striving to build better communication networks nationwide to accelerate economic activities and facilitate peoples’ movement. “A better communication system will better peoples’ ...

People believe Bangladesh will move forward if Awami League is in power: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed her optimism that people of Bangladesh would once again elect Awami League in the forthcoming polls to keep up the ongoing development spree across the country. “Awami League enjoys massive popularity as the people still believe that the country would go ahead with Awami League remaining in power...

Help build the nation for future generations: HPM Sheikh Hasina to diploma engineers

Prime Mnister Sheikh Hasina has urged diploma engineers to be committed to working for future generations. She made the remark during the inaugural ceremony of the 22nd National Convention of the Institution of Diploma Engineers (IDEB). “You have to help to build the nation for future generations without thinking of your own benefit. I u...