The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) wrapped up its 136th Assembly in Dhaka seeking immediate global level actions to redress "inequalities" in political, social and economic arenas.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved a project worth Taka 1,353 crore, to promote further ICT use in schools along with six other projects involving a total amount of Tk 7,890 crore.
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi highly praised the initiatives of Bangladesh government for ensuring the development of children and women and ending gender disparity.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated that government and people of Bangladesh always have special place in their hearts for the Palestine people.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended her heartfelt thanks to Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan for passing the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) between India and Bangladesh unanimously and amid festivity.