Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina received a warm reception and greeted with a bouquet of flowers as she arrived here this morning on a three-day official visit to further strengthen bilateral relations in various fields with the oil-rich Gulf nation.
Bangladesh has won the election of United Nations Human Rights Council for the period of 2015-17 by 149 votes.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday termed the winning of the post of the chairperson of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the post of president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) by two Bangladeshi candidates as democracy's world victory.
Terming the barbaric killing of Sheikh Russell on the fateful night of August 15, 1975 as the saddest side of the carnage, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government is determined to ensure safe future of all children.
Bangladesh has achieved sustainable progress in improving labour rights, working conditions and factory safety in the ready-made garment and knitwear industry in last one year.