Bangabandhu built the foundations of Bangladesh- Sheikh Hasina taking it forward

Bangabandhu built the foundations of Bangladesh- Sheikh Hasina taking it forward

UN will continue its support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue: Mia Seppo

UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Mia Seppo on Tuesday said the United Nations (UN) will continue its support to Bangladesh on the Rohingya issue. She made the remark while making a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban. Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters afte...

Accolades of Sheikh Hasina

Accolades of Sheikh Hasina

HPM Sheikh Hasina urges to be aware of anti-development propaganda

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today urged all to be aware against a group of people who are spreading propaganda at home and abroad even after so much development in the country. "Even after so much development, some people are spreading propaganda staying abroad and inside the country. (You) have to be aware of t...

Court will decide about Khaleda Zia's overseas treatment: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said today the law would decide whether Khaleda Zia would be allowed to go abroad for medical treatment. “I have done whatever I can for Khaleda Zia. Now the law will decide the next course of action (regarding Khaleda’s overseas treatment),” she said while answering queries from the journalists in...

Bangladesh is capable of producing COVID19 vaccines to export: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes Bangladesh has the capacity to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine in the country and export it around the world. She outlined her experiences from her recent foreign tour and emphasised the international reaction to Bangladesh's COVID-19 response during a general discussion in parliament on Monday. "Our succ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina gets WITSA 2021 Award

The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) today named Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for its Eminent Persons Award for 2021 for her fight against fundamentalism, militancy and terrorism and her dedication to the Bangladeshi people's fundamental rights, dignity, self-sufficiency and prosperity. The award was decaled at the Wor...

Bangladesh Never Defeat to Evil Forces

Hiren Pandit: Bangladesh has proved it time and time again. The state's economy, health, and development crises can also be overcome. But if you lose the custom and values, can you turn around again? If Bangladesh deviates from the custom and values, then our independence will be meaningless. We will lose and defeat. Are we also burning in the ...

Lets forge strong partnership for common good of global humanity: HPM Sheikh Hasina at UNESCO

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the world community to forge a strong partnership for common good of global humanity seizing the current Covid-19 situation. Addressing a function at the UNESCO headquarters here on the occasion of 75th founding anniversary of the UN body, the Bangladesh premier said her government has been disseminating...

International governance system failed to protect the interests of Global South: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Highlighting the disparities in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic between rich and poor countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for a change in the thinking and narratives around international development cooperation. She lamented the 'failure' of the international governance system to protect the interests of millions in the 'Gl...

MoTIV Creations Ltd. wins maiden UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Int'l Award

The MoTIV Creations Limited (Uganda) has won the maiden 2021 UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the "Creative Economy". Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced the name of the winner and handed over the prize and certificates to the recipient while addressing the award distributing ceremony at the UNE...

World should take Rohingya repatriation seriously: HPM Sheikh Hasina at Paris Peace Forum

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the world leaders to ensure repatriation of Rohingya people to their homeland Mayanmar soon to escape security risks in the region and beyond worldwide. "The world must act seriously to make sure that these (Rohingya) people can go back to Myanmar soon. Otherwise, the security risks from the crisis will ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina urged UNESCO to put more emphasis on climate education

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged UNESCO to put more emphasis on climate-related topics in education programmes in the wake of global warming. She also called for more technical support from the agency of the United Nations to raise awareness about the challenges created by climate change. “Climate change is a life-threatening reali...

Bangladesh signs three agreements with France

Bangladesh and France signed three agreements on financial assistance and technical cooperation on the second day of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's five-day state visit to this friendly European country yesterday (Wednesday). As per two agreements, France will provide 330 million Euro to Bangladesh to support its development projects. Of the 3...

Daughter takes Bangabandhu’s legacy to global stage

To cap Bangladesh's golden decade of development marking an amazing turnaround story, the government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has introduced a global award with UNESCO to recognize contributions to "Creative Economy". The award takes the Bangladesh success story to the global stage and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to hand ov...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for boosting French investment in Bangladesh

Laying emphasis on doubling bilateral trade volume by 2025, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today invited French businessmen to boost their investors in Bangladesh as the country sits at a strategic location among major economic centers in the Indo-Pacific. "French investment in Bangladesh is still modest compared to its global footprint. I invite...

Sheikh Hasina and Immanuel Macron discuss security issues in the Indo-Pacific region

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and French President Emmanuel Macron have discussed geopolitical and security issues in the Indo-Pacific region at a meeting in Paris. "France and Bangladesh shared the same vision for a free, open, peaceful, secure and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, based on international law and with shared prosperity f...

Bangladesh will not lose its way again: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh has reached a ‘dignified position’ on the global stage and will continue to prosper while maintaining it, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The holistic plans initiated by her government will never allow Bangladesh to ‘divert from its road to development’, Hasina said during a reception organised by the expat...

HPM Sheikh Hasina invites UK investors to be a part of Bangladesh's development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today invited the investors of the United Kingdom (UK) to be part of the developmental journey of Bangladesh by investing in a host of lucrative sectors. "… energy, renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobile, light engineering, agro-processing, blue economy, tourism, knowledge based hi-tech industries, ICT ar...

Sheikh Hasina one of the most influential negotiator of COP26: BBC

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been named as one of the five influential dealmakers at COP26 being held at Glasgow, according to a BBC report that described the Bangladesh leader as “voice of the vulnerable”. The four other influential dealmakers who will have a major impact on the summit's success or failure are China's climate n...