Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic Mar 7, 1971 speech that effectively declared Bangladesh’s independence has been selected as one of the most rousing and inspirational wartime speeches in the last 2,500 years.
The cabinet today approved the draft of "The National Shrimp Policy, 2014" aimed at boosting shrimp production and raising export earnings from the sector.
The cabinet today approved the draft of the "The Constitution (16th amendment) Law, 2014", subject to vetting of the Law Ministry, restoring the parliament's authority to impeach the Supreme Court judges for misconduct or incapacity.
Terming August 15 a 'Day of Stigma' for the Bengali nation, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the defeated forces of 1971 usurped power on this day after killing Father of the Nation along with his family members.
According to 2014 Global Peace Index (GPI) released recently Bangladesh is well ahead of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan in terms of ‘state of peace’ in the South Asia.