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Coronavirus vaccines should be declared 'global public goods': HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh firmly believes that coronavirus vaccines should be declared "global public goods", and called for a strong partnership to tackle challenges posed by the pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic, she noted, has brought mankind at a crossroad of history, confronting possibly the gravest global challen...

Awami League considers providing proper support to farmers as its duty: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the importance of developing the agriculture economy, saying the government is also putting a special focus on industries to take the country forward. She urged everyone to do so in a pre-recorded speech marking the founding anniversary of Bangladesh Krishak League, the ruling Awami League's affiliated ...

3.6 million families to get cash aid from HPM Sheikh Hasina

The government is going to provide another round of cash assistance to nearly 36 lakh poor families facing income losses and hardship amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown. Each family will receive one-off cash support of Tk 2,500 before the Eid-ul-Fitr through mobile financial services, say finance ministry officials. The Finance Division on A...

Strictly follow health guideline to fight the second wave of COVID-19: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today issued a clarion call asking all to strictly follow health guideline to face the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing second wave, simultaneously reassuring the nation that her government remained beside the people. “You (people) have no reason to be panicked. The government always remains beside you,&rdquo...

For development of our country, we need energy: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the government wants to develop the country and for that reason, it needs more energy. "We want the development of our country. That's why we need energy," she said when Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry called on her at her the Gono Bhaban. PM's press secretary Ihsanul Karim later briefed r...