US President Joe Biden has said his country made a commitment to finding long-term solutions to the Rohingya refugee crisis and holding perpetrators of the atrocities accountable. “You set an example for the world of empathy and generosity in practice,” the US President wrote in a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The US Emba...
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today called upon the world community including the United Nations to recognise March 25 of 1971 as International Genocide Day. "The Pakistan occupation forces committed killings since this day (March 25, 1971). We want the 25th of March to be recognised as International Genocide Day. ...
The homeless people who got their permanent abodes today under the Ashrayan-2 Project are now dreaming of becoming self-reliant as they have found a favorable environment for generating livelihood options - cultivating vegetable, rearing domestic animals and running small shops on their homesteads. Since the Ashrayan Project is dubbed as 'Sheik...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over 39365 more houses to homeless people ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr as part of her government's aim to ensure housing for all landless persons. The premier handed over the houses in the fourth phase of Ashrayan-2 project through a programme virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence here. Ear...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh is close to everyone, not just any one country. "We're close to everybody -- China, USA or India. Those who support our development, we're with them," she said in an interview with the US-based Cable News Network (CNN) aired today (Tuesday). The premier made this remark when CNN journalist Ric...