Asserting that the Awami League government always protects the country’s interest, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the amount of water India will get from the Feni river is insignificant and only for the drinking purpose. “We always protect our interest in all fields… the area of the river (Feni) from where India would ...
Bangladesh and India today signed seven instruments including coastal surveillance, use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports, implementation of the Indian Lines of Credit (LoCs) to Bangladesh, to further boost the bilateral ties between the two friendly countries.Of the instruments, four are Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), one is Standard Operati...
Many see Bangladesh as a 'market' of over 30 million middle- and affluent-class people and a 'development miracle'. To me, our strengths are the societal values and peoples' trust in Bangladesh. Equally, peoples' aspiration to progress and their resilience as well as their confidence in our leadership.My father, the Father of our Nation Bangaban...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh envoys in European countries to pursue the economic diplomacy alongside the political one as she joined the first-ever Bangladeshi envoys conference in the British capital here. “We need to focus more on economic issues besides political diplomacy so the ongoing dev...
Zunaid Ahmed Palak, MP: The Digital Bangladesh program was launched in 2009. It aims to be at the forefront of achieving Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s vision of transforming Bangladesh into a country of the digital economy by 2021 and a knowledge-based economy by 2041. The four pillars of Digital Bangladesh - Human Resource Dev...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has assured Sheikh Hasina of continuing to support Bangladesh in its efforts to graduate to a developed nation. The two premiers held a joint news conference after a bilateral meeting and signing of $2.5 billion official development assistance in Tokyo on Wednesday. “Prime Minister Abe has assured me th...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh and Japan have agreed to work unitedly to promote deeper cooperation to further enhance the existing relationship between the two countries. “We agreed to work together to promote deeper cooperation between our two countries,” she told the official dinner hosted by her Japanese counterpar...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the Japanese businessmen to explore new areas of investment in export oriented sectors in Bangladesh by exploiting full potential of business and trade relations between the two countries.“We would, however, like to see diversification in our export basket. I would call upon you (Japanese busi...
Sheikh Hasina plans to take Bangladesh to the ranks of prosperous countries the way Japan has transformed into an industrially advanced nation from an agrarian economy.The prime minister spoke about the plan at a reception organised by expatriate Bangladeshis at New Otani Hotel in Tokyo on Tuesday.The Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Muji...
Bangladesh and Brunei has issued a joint statement on 23rd April agreeing to explore the possibility of comprehensive collaboration in energy sector as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wrapped up her three-day visit to the Southeast Asian kingdom. “Given the growing demand of energy in Bangladesh to support the rapid economic growth, both sid...
Bangabandhu - an epical hero, champion of the liberation - is also a legend for enhancing the image of Bangladesh abroad. Bangladesh can capitalise this characteristics figure for developing the country's image and promoting Bangladesh tourism abroad. Many tourists visit Stratford Upon Avon in England to see the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
Shah Ali Farhad: When the world turned away from one of the greatest refugee crises, despite its own limitations, Bangladesh played a major humanitarian role by sheltering over a million forcibly displaced Rohingyas. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina -- unlike many leaders of the developed world, too afraid to speak sympathetically about refugee is...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the employees of the public administration to work with innovative ideas and sincerity for the welfare of the grassroots people. “We want the Public administration employees to work in their respective field applying their innovative thoughts for development of the country,” she said. The pr...
Syed Badrul Ahsan: History took a decisive new turn for the Bengali nation on 23 June 1949.There were some courageous men - Moulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, Yar Mohammad, Shamsul Haque, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and, of course, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy - whose names are today engraved in the Bengali consciousness. These men, grown acutely aware...
Forty-nine years ago, the nation had the dream for freedom. Then, Awami League was the party to lead the road to freedom. Now, the nation has another dream — seeing Bangladesh as a developed country by 2041. Once more Awami League is leading the country towards the goal. We are working to make life better for every citizen. It is because ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suggested Myanmar to follow Bangladesh in maintaining religious harmony in Bangladesh. "I think that Myanmar should follow Bangladesh that how a country could be run by maintaining (traditional) religious harmony," she said. The prime minister was addressing a view-exchange meeting with the Buddhist religious...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government began works to formulate plans and action programmes to transform Bangladesh into a developed country during a set timeframe from 2021 to 2041. "We have started to devise the plan how we want to develop Bangladesh and how we want to look Bangladesh from 2021 to 2041," she told a reception hosted ...
President Abdul Hamid has taken oath as the President of Bangladesh for the second consecutive term at a ceremony at Bangabhaban on Tuesday evening.Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered his oath of office in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, among other dignitaries, at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban.The cer...
The Commonwealth leaders have expressed solidarity with Bangladesh over the Rohingya issue and demanded justice for the persecution of the minority group in Myanmar. “Heads expressed full solidarity with the Government and the people of Bangladesh affected by the influx of more than a million Rohingya from Rakhine State in Myanmar,”...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed a seven-point proposal to promote intra-Commonwealth trade, investment and innovation and urged the grouping to keep the trade regime open and transparent. "We should ensure that the trade regime remains open, rules-based, transparent, inclusive and fair," she said while taking part in an event titled "Co...
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