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PM seeks lower dependence on foreign consultants

  Dhaka, May 03, 2014 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the local engineers to lessen dependence on foreign consultants while preparing and executing development projects particularly large ones.

Bangladesh: Second Most Open Economy in South Asia

  Dhaka, April 30, 2014 Bangladesh has made significant improvements in trade liberalisation in recent times due to numerous policy reforms.

We seek more German cooperation for development: PM

  Dhaka, April 29, 2014 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought more German cooperation in Bangladesh's ongoing journey towards development.

PM urges world leaders to include migrant issue in post-2015 development agenda

  Dhaka, April 28, 2014Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the world leaders to include the migration issue in the post-2015 development agenda with due importance and view every migrant as a 'human person' instead of only a factor of production.

PM urges IDB to join Bangladesh's efforts to build hunger, poverty-free country

  Dhaka, April 27, 2014Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to join Bangladesh's endeavours to build a hunger and poverty- free country by 2021.