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HPM Sheikh Hasina seeks cooperation to resolve land disputes in CHT

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the cooperation of Chittagong Hill District Regional Council to resolve the land dispute problems in the hill districts to expedite the peace and development process in the region. "Land dispute resolution is the most complex issue of the execution of the CHT Peace Treaty. However, it can be resolved if t...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the main construction work of the much-awaited Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the maiden nuclear plant of the country. She formally launched the main construction work of the plant by pouring concrete at the plant site at Rooppur in Ishwardi of northern Pabna district this morning. Science and Technology ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for putting more pressure on Myanmar to take the Rohingyas back

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has renewed her call to the international community, including the United Nations, to put more pressure on Myanmar to take back its nationals from Bangladesh. "The international community should continue to mount pressure on Myanmar so that they take back their forcibly displaced nationals from Bangladesh," she said...

Cabinet okays The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) Law, 2017

The cabinet has approved in principle the draft of "The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) Law, 2017" aimed at bringing the organisation under a legal structure. The approval came at a regular cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) this morning with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing reporters ...

Each of you is a small Bangladesh in abroad: HPM Sheikh Hasina to ambassadors

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the ambassador and high commissioners working abroad to regard their job as a great assignment to protect the nation's interest. "Your service is not merely a job... Each of you is a small Bangladesh in that country where you are posted. So it's something more great and eminent," she said asking the envoys...