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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...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates four development projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated four development projects including installation of solar panels in the remote areas of Parbatya Chattogram, five new ships, one mobile research vessel and four-tier national data centre. The prime minister opened the development schemes through a video conference from her offic...

ECNEC approves six projects worth Tk 7,312 crore

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved six development projects with an outlay of Taka 7,312 crore. The approval came at the regular meeting of the ECNEC held at the NEC Conference Room with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Planning Minister M A Mannan, after the meeting, bri...

Drive against corruption will continue: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Calling upon the youths, particularly the Jubo League leaders and activists, to follow the ideals of Bangabandhu, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated that the ongoing drives against terrorism, corruption and drugs would be continued.“We have been working hard round-the-clock for the welfare of the people… if anyone is foun...

Repatriate Rohingyas for regional stability: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the world community to take appropriate measures for sustainable repatriation of the Rohingyas for regional security and development, saying peace and harmony are essential for the prosperity of the region. “In terms of regional security, I would like to say that more than 1.1 m...