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15 August massacre was to eliminate independence and ideology: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Accusing again Ziaur Rahman of his involvement in the killing of Bangabandhu, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the August 15 massacre was aimed to kill independence and the ideology with which Bangladesh was born.

HPM Sheikh Hasina for streamlining technical and vocational education

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called for a massive restructuring of the country's education system integrating the knowledge-based and practical learning to further advance the overall development of the country. "A competent manpower is the main tool to carry out the development activities. So, technical and vocational education should graduall...

Memories of 1971, of a war

Soon after the historic election of December 7, 1970, I along with three of my classmates from Rajshahi Cadet College (RCC), went to Lahore to study there on “Inter-Wing Scholarships.”

BNP’s Proposed Vision 2030: Lacking Innovation, Clarity, Sincerity and Information

On 10 May 2017, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) unveiled its so-called ‘Vision 2030’ as a roadmap of how they will govern the country if they are elected to power in the next national elections. As will be visible from the following discussion, while some of the proposals in the document are well meant especially given that BNP h...

Old canals in Dhaka will be re-excavated: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said all old canals in Dhaka would be re-excavated for preserving surface water and water management apart from excavating new one.