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HPM Sheikh Hasina directs party men to campaign on govt's development works

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the party men to organize Awami League as well as its front organizations and go to the people to seek their votes in the next general election. “Awami League is the only political party in the country, which feels for the people and works for their welfare,” she said urging the party men to wa...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for well-thought long-term development plan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina laid utmost importance upon formulating a long-term plan for overall development of the country and sought well-thought out ideas in this regard particularly from the bureaucrats to prepare the nation’s development pathway for 2041. “We have already started working upon preparing the plan for 2021-2041 a...

Cabinet okays minimum wage of Tk 8,300

The Cabinet has approved the National Wage Scale-2015 and allowances for the workers of public sector industries with minimum wage of Tk 8,300 as recommended by the National Wages and Productivity Commission 2015, reports BSS. The approval was given in the weekly meeting of the cabinet held at Prime Minister’s Office with Prime Minister S...

UN Sec-Gen meets HPM Sheikh Hasina: Assures more pressure on Myanmar

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says the UN is pressuring Myanmar to resolve the Rohingya crisis. The UN chief and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her offices in Dhaka on Sunday as part of their trip to Bangladesh. Guterres said there should be more pressure on Myanmar to make them understand w...

WB chief expresses confidence in Sheikh Hasina's leadership

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expresses his organization’s confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said Bangladesh was the second largest recipient of the World Bank loan which shows our (WB) faith in your leadership”. World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim said this during his meeting with HPM Sheikh ...