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Stay alert against looters and arsonists: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the nation to stay alert so the “looters and arsonists” could not grab the state power again as she addressed Awami League’s National Committee ahead of the party’s national council later this month. “This is my call to the nation,” she said as members of ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina to lead 'Climate Vulnerable Forum'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to assume the presidency of Climate Vulnerable Forum next year. The development comes after the Bangladesh leader accepted Marshall Islands' President Hilda Heine's proposal to lead the CVM at the 25th annual 2019 UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP25, in Madrid on Monday. "The prime minister said she...

Our children will not forgive us: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said “Our children will not forgive us if we fail to ensure their future. Every moment, the cost of our inaction is devastating every living person on earth. The time to act is now.”Sheikh Hasina spoke on “action for survival” as the leader of one of the most vulnerable nations at the 2019 UN ...

'Sickness' of the society will be rooted out: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reaffirmed to continue her government’s ongoing drive against terrorism, militancy, narcotics and corruption, saying that this “sickness” of the society will have to be rooted out.“Due to the misdeeds of those, who ruled the country for 21 years after the assassination of Bangabandhu in 19...

UNESCO to celebrate Mujib Year with Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) together with Bangladesh will celebrate the "Mujib Barsho" (Mujib Year). She made the announcement while speaking at a preparatory meeting to celebrate the Mujib Year held at Ganabhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday, reports UNB...