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Bangladesh will remain a country of freedom fighters, not the war criminals: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen to stay alert against anti-liberation forces' return to power so Bangladesh remained as the country of freedom fighters.  "We got independence of the country in exchange for blood of three million martyrs . . . this independence must not go in vain," she told a discussion on the occasio...

Bangladesh will become self-reliant with its own resources: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh as a victorious nation would live in the world forever keeping its head high without seeking help to others. "We are moving ahead as best as possible on our part and we will continue our progress to take the country to a more dignified position," she said while distributing the "Swadhinata Padak-2018...

Zia, Khaleda Zia pursued Pakistani agenda: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has accused the post-1975 rulers of implementing the agenda of the then Pakistani junta to appease Islamabad. "They didn't want that the people of Bangladesh will get square meals, houses and pursue education . . . they were executing the agenda of the Pakistani occupation forces in different way," she told a discus...

People don't side with a corrupt: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accused BNP of disrespecting justice system over its leader Begum Khaleda Zia's conviction on graft charges but feared the attitude to dwindle further the party's public support. "People do not side with a corrupt person," she said in an apparent reference to Begum Zia while addressing a huge public rally at this af...

Bangladesh's graduation to developing country is a befitting response to critics: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh's graduation to a developing country is a slap to those who forecast that Bangladesh will be a bottomless basket after independence. "A quarter during the Liberation War asked what the country will achieve after being independent and said it will be a bottomless basket. I think the Bangalees can give...