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Indian Air Chief meets PM Sheikh Hasina

  Visiting Indian Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha and his spouse Lily Raha made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Tejgaon office here on Tuesaday.

Cabinet approved new pay scale for judicial service

  The cabinet approved the new pay scale for the members of the judicial service in the light of the National Pay Scale-2015.

PM Sheikh Hasina for enriching and ensuring proper use of Bangla in every sphere

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina emphasized the importance of enriching Bangla language and ensuring its use in every sphere without any distortion.

PM Sheikh Hasina directs Bangladesh Armed Forces to uphold reputation in UN Peacekeeping missions

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the Bangladesh Armed Forces to uphold their reputation in the UN peacekeeping missions as she warned that her government won't allow any "deviation" in this regard.

Bangladesh is one of the best places for foreign investment: PM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said fuel crisis is not a barrier to the foreign investment in Bangladesh, rather the country is one of the best places for foreign investment due to its abound manpower and other facilities offered by the government.

Bangabandhu Fellowship Bill, 2016 passed

  The Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday passed the Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust Bill, 2016 in an amended form with Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair.

PM Sheikh Hasina urges Qatar to recruit more workers from Bangladesh

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Qatari government to recruit more workers from Bangladesh to meet the manpower demand of the Middle Eastern country on the occasion of the World Cup football to be held in Qatar in 2022.

BD interested to join Maldives in exploring deep sea fishing: PM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her government's interest in the joint venture collaboration with the Maldives for exploring deep sea fishing alongside tapping the huge potential of food processing industries.

ECNEC okays nine projects worth Tk. 4961 crore

  The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a revision of some portions of the Dhaka-Chittagong highway four-lane project by increasing nearly 20 per cent cost.

Every Upazilla will have at least a mini stadium: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, every upazila will have at least a mini stadium for every student to have access to sports practice. she said urging the students to take part in sports, culture and other activities for their proper physical and mental growth.

PM Sheikh Hasina meets UK Labor Party delegates

  An 11-member delegation of the United Kingdom (UK) Labour Party made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday at her Sangsad Bhaban office.

Cabinet approves the draft of the 'Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016'

  The cabinet gave the final approval to the draft of "The Bangladesh EPZ Labour Law, 2016" keeping a provision for constitution of labour organisations in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) as well as (formation of) a permanent wage board for their workers.

PM Sheikh Hasina asks for supporting schools with digital equipments

  To spur multimedia education among students at primary level, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged affluent section of the society, particularly former students, to help their schools to equip with digital equipment.

PM Sheikh Hasina for extending cooperation to female public representatives

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the field level government officials to extend all out cooperation to the elected female public representatives of local government bodies in discharging their duties properly.

Part-2 of graphic novel 'Mujib' launched

  Surrounded by the smiling faces of around 200 children, Part-2 of the graphic novel series ‘Mujib’ was unveiled on Saturday by its publisher and Trustee of Centre for Research and Information (CRI), Mr. Radwan Mujib Siddiq at the Amar Ekushe Grontho Mela (Book Fair).

Most clauses of CHT Peace Treaty have been fully implemented: PM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today said most of the clauses of the landmark "Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Treaty" have been fully implemented or under process for execution.

Export income rises 8.3% in seven months

  Exports for July to January, the first seven months of the ongoing fiscal year (2015-16), rose by 8.3 per cent to $19.27 billion compared to the same period in the last fiscal year, Export Promotion Bureau data indicated on Monday.

ECNEC approves eight projects worth Tk. 2865 crore

  The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today cleared eight development projects including inter- district border road construction, with an outlay of Taka 2,865 crore.

Cabinet approves MoU with Malaysia to send 1.5 million Bangladeshi workers

  The cabinet approved the draft of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia with a target of sending 15 lakh Bangladeshi workers there in three years under a G2G Plus process.

PM Sheikh Hasina becomes member of UN High-level Panel on Water

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepted a proposal of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for becoming a member of a UN High-level Panel on Water as the UN secretary general phoned the Premier.