Bangladesh has rolled out a latest social safety program for people of all aspects of the society. Any citizen aged 18-50 years can subscribe to the Universal Pension Scheme and reap benefits after reaching 60 years of age. Interested citizens can join four schemes: "Probas" for expatriates, "Progoti" for private employees, "Surokkha" for infor...
Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed has said that by enacting the infamous Indemnity Act, BNP founder Ziaur Rahman introduced “a culture of impunity” that ensured no one could seek justice for Bangabandhu’s murder. “After Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination, BNP founder and country&rsquo...
Fear was written all over their faces. Some were survivors of gang rape, some had their hands and legs chopped off, while others were still reeling from the shock of losing loved ones. All of them belong to different minority communities and their allegiance to Awami League was the only fault according to BNP-Jamaat cadres who unleashed terror o...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all particularly the Alem-Ulama (Islamic scholars) to help the government stamp out militancy and terrorism from the country. "We want Islamic scholars' cooperation to prevent superstition, militancy and terrorism. I urge all to be vigilant that our children can't take the wrong direction," she said while...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced 12 more districts and 123 upazilas homeless and landless free as she distributed 22,101 more houses with lands under her dream Ashrayan project, designed and being implemented by her to alleviate poverty. "I am declaring 12 more districts and 123 upazilas homeless and landless free in the country," s...
An overwhelming majority of 70% respondents believe that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is doing a “good job,” according to the Washington-based International Republican Institute (IRI) This is 4% more than the survey conducted by the same institution in 2018. IRI is an American nonprofit organization funded and supported by the Unit...
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today said people’s power is the strength of her party while it was accountable to the people alone. "People's power is the strength of Awami League. Awami League has no master other than the people. We are only accountable to the people,” she told a special extended meeti...
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today sought vote for her party's electoral symbol 'Boat' in the next general election and give them another chance to serve the people. "People have got country's independence by casting vote for the boat... the country's development happens only when Awami League remains in power. F...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated 27 newly constructed development schemes and laid foundation stone of five others including the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre at a cost of over TK 2000 crore in the district. She opened the development projects at a grand rally at the Rangpur Zilla School ground here this afternoon...
The grand rally of the ruling Awami League started at Rangpur Zilla School ground on Wednesday afternoon. Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina is due to address. Thousands of people, including AL leaders and activists, started assembling at the venue since early in the morning and the ground and its surrounding 10-kilometre ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all to remain alert as none can recapitulate 2013-14 like arson terrorism in the country in the name of the movement. "I urge all to remain alert as none can harm Bangladesh by repeating 2013-14 like arson terrorism," she said. The premier was inaugurating 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government has transformed the country into Digital Bangladesh despite “harsh criticism, insults and ridicule from certain quarters.” “Yes, we have transformed the country into Digital Bangladesh. But we had to face harsh criticism, insults and ridicule initially. Whenever ther...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the parents to pay more attention to their children, saying that extending cooperation to them can help develop skills of the kids as per their merit. “Don’t compare your kids to the children of another person rather let them develop their skills as per their merit,” she said while...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered Nepal the use of Payra port at a bilateral meeting with her Nepalese counterpart Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the sidelines of the UN Food Systems Summit in the FAO headquarters. "Bangladesh already opened the Chalna and Chattogram ports for Nepal. Nepal can use the newly constructed Payra port as well," Foreig...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community to form an active coalition for "Climate-Resilient Food Systems" alongside strengthening partnerships for effective agri-food technologies in climate hotspots. "We need to activate the Coalition for Climate-Resilient Food Systems that Bangladesh agreed to co-lead during ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid emphasis on an amicable end to the Ukraine war, saying international cooperation in this time of growing instability is clearly vital to the vulnerable among the global community to build resilience against future shocks. "The prolonged war and the imposed sanctions and counter sanctions continue to destabilise...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the government has no intention to obstruct the political programmes of BNP-Jamaat, but won't spare them if they repeat any destructive activity. "We will not obstruct them in doing politics and are not doing so as well. But they won't get spared if they set fire to rails again or make any damage to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked all concerned to work together to further improve quality education in matching global standard. "The quality of education has improved a lot in the country. We want to keep pace with the world standard improving quality education further. It is our target and we have to work for attaining the goal," she said....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the businessmen to make the country's economy stronger, saying that the government is always beside them. "Make the country's economy stronger. We are always beside you (businessmen)," she said. The premier was addressing the Business Conference on Building Smart Bangladesh in city's Bangabandhu International...
A group of suspended Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leaders brought out a protest rally in Narsingdi town this morning demanding immediate arrest of the district's BNP convener Khairul Kabir Khokon and others accused in the recent murders of two JCD activists. At least three cars were vandalised by the protestors, reports our local correspondent quot...
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