HPM Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to Bangabandhu on National Mourning Day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his mausoleum here on his 47th martyrdom anniversary and the National Mourning Day. After placing the wreath, the prime minister stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of profound respect to the memory o...

Fuel price will be readjusted once it decreases in global market: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that government could understand the sufferings of the people due to the recent price hike of fuel oil and electricity rationing. "We can realise the sufferings of the people," she said. She assured the countrymen that the government will surely lower the price of fuel oil when it comes down in the intern...

PM working tirelessly to overcome impacts of current global crisis: Obaidul Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly to overcome the negative impacts of the current situation created due to the price hike of several items, including fuel, across the globe. "Today, the people of Bangladesh are facing hardship due to the negative impact of the glob...

Sheikh Hasina's Indispensability in Bangladesh's Development

Pranab Kumar Panday: In the wake of political upheaval in 2006, Bangladeshis endured an interim government for nearly two years. A caretaker government first promised citizens to hold free and fair elections within a reasonable time frame. However, after seizing control of the country, the ruling elite developed a case of hubris. Detaining the ...

Bangamata's role helped us achieve victory in Liberation War 1971: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today revisited the history of country's protracted independence struggle extracting Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib's key-shadow role particularly in major turning points like the six-point demand, Bangabandhu's conditional release issue and his March 7 speech. "The decisions of my mother on major political is...

Bangladesh-China sign four instruments including cooperation on infrastructure, disaster management

Dhaka and Beijing today signed four MoUs and agreements on different cooperation after visiting the Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held an hour-long bilateral meeting with his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen here. Cooperation on infrastructure development, disaster management, cultural exchange and marine science ...

Asia and China can work together for economic progress: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said South Asia, South East Asia and China could work together for economic progress by facing challenges arising from the Russia-Ukraine war. Referring to the Russia-Ukraine war, sanctions and counter-sanctions, she said, "People (across the globe) are suffering from all these reasons. South Asia, South East ...

'Pakistan leadership can learn many lessons from Bangladesh'

Bangladesh has experienced significant economic transformation, which can be attributed to its leadership, reads an article published in The Express Tribune. Pakistan’s leadership can learn many lessons from Bangladesh’s experience and the main takeaway should be that Sheikh Hasina prioritised economic growth, which is crucial for b...

Bangladesh a victim of global economic crisis

Dr. Atiur Rahman:  Like many other emerging economies, Bangladesh is also a victim of the global economic crisis. As indicated by the World Economic Outlook of the IMF, a fear of global recession coupled with rising inflation has been looming large leading to unprecedented financial turbulences across the board. When the world economy was ...

BNP looted from power sector while Awami League maximized the production capacity: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today criticised BNP leaders for the hurricane lamp movement against the government's initiative to save power and energy to protect Bangladesh from any future danger due to skyrocketing prices of energy globally for the Russia-Ukraine war. "BNP leaders are carrying out a movement with hurricane (lamp). They will ha...

Bangladesh has enough forex reserves to import food for 6-9 months: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (July 27, 2022) said Bangladesh would be able to meet six to nine months of import expenditures with the existing foreign currency reserves. "We have money in hand to import foodgrains and others (essentials items) for at least three months during any crisis. We'll be able to import food for six to nine months...

I am responsible to every citizen of Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm conviction that the present government will ensure home for everyone irrespective of their political affiliation and views, saying it's her responsibility as premier to provide a decent life to the countrymen. The premier said there might be differences in views and opinion, but, it does not...

Bangladesh tops South Asia ranking on gender gap index

The gender gap in Bangladesh is the lowest among countries in South Asia, according to a study by the World Economic Forum. Bangladesh ranked 71st out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index 2022 with a score of 0.714, the WEF said on Thursday. Globally, Iceland topped the list on gender equality, with a score of 0.908, while Afghanist...

General people are suffering because of Western sanctions on Russia: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the western countries to rethink the sanctions they imposed on Russia as their punitive action is causing immense suffering across the globe. "I think that it is justified to retreat from the act of punishing one country which is hurting the people of the whole world," she said while inaugurating t...

Bangladesh registers $52.08bn export earnings for FY21-22

Export earnings of the country has fetched a record height of US$52.082 billion in the last fiscal year (FY22) despite the unstable global economic situation mainly caused by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and other global issues. According to the latest statistics of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), the country's export earnings witnes...

The credit of Padma Bridge goes to the people: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her gratitude to the countrymen for standing beside her in building the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, saying all credit goes to the people of Bangladesh for its construction. "I am really grateful to the people of Bangladesh for standing by me in this way. Their strength is the greatest strength (for me...

The 42 pillars of the Padma Bridge are the reflection of a courageous Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government didn’t become disappointed as the construction of the Padma Bridge has been delayed for two years due to conspiracy. "The 42 pillars of the Padma Bridge are the reflection of a courageous Bangladesh," she said. The Premier made this remark while responding to a tabled questio...

Controlling inflation in the budget is govt's topmost priority: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has attached the topmost priority on controlling the inflation rate in the budget against the backdrop of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic coupled with the Russia-Ukraine war and disruption of supply chain. Taking part in the discussion on the national budget for 2022-23 fiscal in the 18th ses...

The dawn of a new age: A Bangladesh bridge redefines connectivity to drive economy

In 2010, Masuma Akter, a school teacher from Patuakhali’s Bauphal, was critically injured in a road crash. Bruised and bloodied, she was initially taken to a local hospital, then to Patuakhali Sadar Hospital, before being moved to Barishal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital from there.As her condition deteriorated, the doctors took a r...

Padma Bridge inaugurated: Here’s how PM Sheikh Hasina turned adversity into opportunity

Bangladesh has come of age as a huge turnaround story with the formal inauguration of the 6.15-km rail-road bridge on the Padma River on June 25, Saturday. This is the country's biggest infrastructure project since independence from Pakistan, which left Bangladesh bloodied and battered. But in 50 years down the line and with Sheikh Hasina at th...