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Malaysia to sign MoU with Bangladesh to resume recruiting workers

The Malaysian government has agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh in near future to resume the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers. Malaysia's cabinet division took the decision at a meeting today, Bangladesh's Expatriates' Welfare Ministry said quoting a press statement of Malaysia's human resources ministry. In an audi...

Forbes lists HPM Sheikh Hasina among the 100 most powerful women

Forbes has listed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as the sixth most powerful woman in Asia. She ranked 43 overall on Forbes' 18th annual list of the world's 100 most powerful women. In Asia, Sheikh Hasina was ranked below first female leader of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen (9th overall), Macquarie group CEO and MD Shemara Wikramanayake (24), Pertamina...

HPM Sheikh Hasina calls for using resources for sustainable development, not for arms races

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for building a peaceful world based on partnership urging all to use their resources in ensuring universal sustainable development abandoning arms races.  "At this critical juncture (during the Covid -19 period) in the world, I urge the people to use their resources to achieve universal s...

Bangladesh-India friendship is not confined to treaties and MoUs: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for recommitting to work for strengthening further the 50-year diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and India by concentrating on people-to-people contact, trade, business and connectivity. This has become increasingly important for both sides, she said in a video message aired in a programme...

Sajeeb Wazed vows to build Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla together

Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Wednesday urged all to join hands in building “Sonar Bangla (Golden Bengal)” envisioned by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “In this month of victory, let us channel all our thoughts and actions towards the same vision of building the Golden Bengal envisio...