PM Sheikh Hasina's grand rally in Rangpur turns into a human sea

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 ...

June 23: From Nothing to the Journey of Achieving Everything

Engr. Tanvir Hasan Talash, Engr. Md. Abu Hasan Shahriar: The date "June 23" is particularly significant in the history of the Bengali nation. This day in 1957 saw the defeat of Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah in the Battle of Palashi and the beginning of the British colonial rule in Bengal, which later engulfed the Indian subcontinent. After 193 yea...

Awami League Will Hold a Free, Fair and Credible Election

Hiren Pandit: Awami League will hold a free, fair, beautiful, impartial and credible election. Awami League attained independence and made the country a developing country. Working to establish a prosperous and smart Bangladesh free from exploitation and discrimination, free from hunger and poverty through the implementation of SDGs. In a democ...

Awami League was founded to serve the people: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said that the fate of the country’s people will change only if the Bangladesh Awami League remains in power. ‘People’s fate changes only if there is Awami League (in power),’ she said while delivering her address as the chair at a discussion meeting organized by the AL on the occasi...

Bangladesh: The Paramount Achievement of Awami League on its Journey so far

Bangladesh Awami League is the root of all achievements the country has – from the rise of nationalism among the people, mass movements against the thousand-years slavery with the spirit of the national slogan ‘Joy Bangla', to the people’s trust in boat symbol and the ultimate victory over colonial rule through nine months of Liberation War.

Bangladesh will move forward under the leadership of Awami League

Hiren Pandit: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina mentioned that "hurts will come, conspiracies will happen, but Awami League leaders and workers will definitely move forward unitedly to face those conspiracies." Awami League has established the right to vote and rice for the people of Bangladesh. Awami League established Digital Bangladesh, a...

BNP never stands beside people during any disaster

While the entire country remained busy making preparations to face Cyclone Mocha, BNP never thought about saving the lives and properties of ordinary people. Rather, even in the face of such great disaster, they are plotting sabotages under the pretext of political programs. Since May 12, the government and the public have stepped in to protect ...

People will vote for Awami League in next polls: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called the BNP-Jamaat vote thieves, saying the Bangladesh people will vote for Awami League (AL) in the next elections as she was accorded a civic reception by expatriate Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom (UK). "They (BNP-Jamaat) will destroy Bangladesh. So, make sure that the BNP-Jamaat clique couldn't come to...

There would be no extreme poor in Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina said "There would be no extreme poor in Bangladesh". She said the Awami League government is doing everything possible that include giving houses free of cost, reaching healthcare services to people's doorsteps and increasing the education rate for changing the fate of the country...

Is the BNP really an alternative?

Shams Rahman: It is true that in the past the BNP was in government for several terms. Sometimes by way of an election after seizing power through military coups, sometimes by direct or indirect support of Jamaat-e-Islam. Since 2013 the party has been frantically trying to return to state power. However, so far, the approach it employed has alw...

Bangladesh changing under the leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh changing under the leadership of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Why is the 7th March Speech very significant? Why did military-undemocratic rulers ban it for 21 years?

Awami League Chief Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave the final directions for the Liberation War through his historic speech at a huge rally on March 7 at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. Following his direction, the Bengali nation started taking control of administration from the Pakistanis and preparing for the Liberation War. Then as soon as the Pakistani...

What about our human rights? : Victims of rights violations during BNP-Jamaat govt hold rally in Dhaka

Three generations of human rights violation victims – under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami governments – brought out a rally in Dhaka today to highlight the ordeals faced by the families. The focus of the rally was to provide a wholesome perspective on phases of human rights violations in Bangladesh to address ...

If BNP comes to power, the spirit of 1971 will vanish: Obaidul Quader MP

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that if BNP gets power again, there will be no spirit of Liberation War in the country. "We cannot hand over power to BNP, which is the patron of communal forces and militancy," he said. He made the remarks while joining a discussion meeting organised in the city by Dhaka Metropol...

Foreign observers are welcome during next general election: HPM Sheikh Hasina to British MPs

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next election will he held as per the constitution of the country and her government is ready to welcome election observers. “The next election will be held as per the constitution,” she said while four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group called on her at her office. T...

Govt to deal with internal issues, not foreign envoys: Obaidul Quader MP

The government will solve the internal issues of the country and the foreign diplomats have to abide by the rules of the Geneva Convention in this regard, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday. The minister said this while talking to reporters in his ministry's conference room at the secretariat. "Foreign diplomats ...

Awami League remains united under party president’s leadership: Obaidul Quader MP

Minister for road, transport and bridges Obaidul Quader said on Sunday that Awami League remains united under the leadership of party president Sheikh Hasina. He said this while talking to journalists after paying tribute at the portrait of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum a...

Smart Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina's bold move based on Bangabandhu’s philosophy

Tonmoy Ahmed: The Awami League government has successfully implemented the 2008 election manifesto for making Bangladesh a middle-income and digital country by 2021. During this period, the country's people have changed their fate using the technology and infrastructural opportunities created by the government aiming to eliminate hunger and pov...

Mission Smart Bangladesh: Awami League's vision for the next phase of development

Eng. MD Abdus Sabur: In the run up to the 2008 national election, a look at the election manifestos of the two major political parties — Bangladesh Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party — would reveal a lack of vision on BNP’s part in terms of infusing a sense of transformation on the country’s digital landscape....

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates 100 roads and highways across the country

After one and a half months of inaugurating 100 bridges, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened 100 roads and highways with combined lengths of 2021.56 kilometers in 50 districts across the country. The premier formally inaugurated the highways virtually from her office in the capital this morning. After opening the roads and highways, Shei...