Between 2001 and 2006, the BNP-Jamaat government embezzled funds from the power sector. Tarique Rahman, son of Khaleda Zia, illegally obtained and smuggled approximately Tk 10,000 crore under the guise of electricity, resulting in a decrease in power generation capacity. This affected rural farmers and caused an acute shortage of fresh water in ...
During Khaleda Zia's tenure as prime minister from 2001 to 2006, farmers suffered significant losses due to the scarcity of electricity for irrigation. Furthermore, the BNP-Jamaat leaders' involvement in a scandal prevented small farmers from planting their crops altogether. The power crisis left farmers with no choice but to rely on diesel or k...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said that democracy in Bangladesh is practised only by her party, the Awami League, which has a history of holding free elections. “The Awami League practises a democratic system, and fair democratic practices prevail during the Awami League's rule,” she said. The prime minister, now on a fo...
Bangladesh is a densely populated country in South Asia. Agriculture is a significant contributor to our country's GDP. To increase crop yields and guarantee food security, fertilisers play a crucial role. Even 15–20 years ago, farmers in Bangladesh would have been hard hit by a lack of fertiliser, leading to lower crop yields and widespre...
Hiren Pandit: Sheikh Mujib was a well-known face at the forefront of the rights movement since his student life. In his long political career, he led several movements from the front line. He went to jail many times, and the people of Bengal freed him. In whose eyes 7.5 crore Bengalis saw the dream of an independent Bangladesh, and jumped into ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday (16 April) said that political leadership and decision- and not military rule -- is the most important matter for a country to prosper. "Whenever our country was outside this political decision, which means under direct or indirect military rule, it did not register its development and prosperity. The peop...
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...
The Awami League played a crucial role in leading the liberation struggle and War of Independence of Bangladesh and has since been dedicated to establishing a humane social order. The party strives to uphold democracy and ensure the basic rights, safety, and progress of all Bengali citizens. Throughout Bangladesh's history, the Awami League has...
Bangladesh has been unanimously elected a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) for a four-year term, 2024-2028. The election was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York yesterday. Along with Bangladesh, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Mali, Romania, Bolivia, Brazil, and Colombia have also been elected to th...
Hiren Pandit: The United States has yet to condemn the 1971 genocide and atrocities. Although the larger population of that country was in favor of humanity. The United States, a claimant to humanity, supported human rights violations that day. Even after the victory in 1971, Bangladesh was not accepted by Pakistan and the United States. For Ban...
Brandishing firearm a local BNP leader fired bullets on activists of Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League in Natore today while they were holding a peace rally, rising the specter of violent politics BNP Jamaat combine demonstrated back in 2013. A video of the attack shows, the acting convener of BNP’s local unit, Sahidul Islam Bacch...
Dr. Rashid Askari: It's really a shock to the system that one of the leading newspapers of the country—the daily Prothom Alo on the last Independence Day (March 26, 2023) published a piece of news that has stirred up a real hornets’ nest. A correspondent by the name of Shamsuzzaman has filed the report that hints at ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government will mechanise the agriculture through multipurpose rural cooperatives to boost production of food and other crops. "We are taking an initiative to mechanise the agriculture through multipurpose rural cooperatives system which was initially taken up by the Father of the Nation Bangab...
US President Joe Biden has said his country made a commitment to finding long-term solutions to the Rohingya refugee crisis and holding perpetrators of the atrocities accountable. “You set an example for the world of empathy and generosity in practice,” the US President wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The US Emba...
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Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today called upon the world community including the United Nations to recognise March 25 of 1971 as International Genocide Day. "The Pakistan occupation forces committed killings since this day (March 25, 1971). We want the 25th of March to be recognised as International Genocide Day. ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to find a way out to ensure sustainable export growth and explore new global markets for Bangladeshi goods in the context of Ukraine war. "Steps will have to be taken to achieve sustainable export growth after analysing situation steamed from the global economic recession due to the war in U...
Dr. Rashid Askari: The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has made a tremendous impact on global markets, and Bangladesh, quite naturally, is feeling the full impact of the recession. As a developing economy heavily reliant on exports, Bangladesh is facing serious challenges such as inflation, reduced forex reserve and declining export...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, "By 2041, the goal of Awami League government is to build a smart Bangladesh." She made statement this at the 50th anniversary celebration between Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnership at the ballroom hall of InterContinental Hotel, Dhaka on Tuesday, March 14 in the morning. The Prime ...
Dr. Rashid Askari:The month of March, 1971. The Ramna Race Course maidan was thronging with people coming from across the country. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the paramount leader of 75 million people, in the immemorially large mass gathering called for independence. In a historic speech, he roared: “The struggle this time is a struggle for our...
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