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Ensure sustainable development: HPM Sheikh Hasina calls upon wolrd leaders

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on world leaders to emphasise sustainable development and warned the adaptation process will fail to provide lasting protection to the most vulnerable countries unless the current trend of climate change is stemmed. The prime minister was addressing a programme commemorating the birth centenary of Bangaba...

Development under Hasina’s leadership is the best honour for Bangabandhu: Sri Lankan PM

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has paid tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, describing him as a “person of principle” who dedicated his entire life for the people. Speaking at a programme to celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday, the Sri Lankan pr...

Sheikh Rehana narrates tales of her father Bangabandhu's childhood

As the nation commemorated the 101st birth anniversary of its founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his youngest daughter Sheikh Rehana captivated young minds with the tales of an ordinary boy, full of mischief yet unbridled compassion, who would grow up to become the greatest Bengali to ever live. In an event to mark the occasion ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2021

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair has kicked off after a long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the annual fair via video conferencing from the Ganabhaban on Thursday. “Let us all make a hobby out of reading books. We should also encourage the future generations,” Hasina said. She also urged ...

Now is the time to move forward: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid tribute to her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the nation celebrates the birth centenary of its founding father and 50 years of the nation’s independence. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a 10-day programme on Wednesday, Bangabandhu's birth anniversary, at the National Parade Ground. The curtains...