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PM returns home after performing Umrah

  Dhaka, November 24, 2013 Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina returned home tonight from Madinah, Saudi Arabia, after performing holy Umrah.

Bangladesh achieves exceptional success in health sector despite poverty: Lancet

  Dhaka, November 23, 2013 Bangladesh has achieved remarkable success in healthcare contributing a significant improvement in the survival of under fives, immunization coverage and tuberculosis control, according to British medical journal, The LancetThe journal said outstripping neighbour India, and Pakistan from which it won independenc...

European Parliament urges BD political parties not to boycott polls

  Dhaka, November 22, 2013 The European Parliament (EP) passed a resolution on Thursday, calling on all parties not to boycott the elections, as this would deprive citizens of a political choice and undermine Bangladesh’s social and economic stability and its impressive development progress.

Uphold spirit of Liberation war: PM at Dhaka Cantonment

  Dhaka, November 21, 2013 "We'll have to keep in mind that we've achieved the independence with the sacrifices and blood of three million martyrs. So, all of us will have to uphold the spirit of the War of Liberation," Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while addressing a reception accorded to the gallantry award recipients and their...

None will be able to foil poll: PM at the Parliament

  Dhaka, November 20, 2013 "I have requested the President to make arrangement for holding the polls and he will take necessary steps to this end. The Election Commission will announce the election schedule and polls must be held on the soil of Bangladesh Insha Allah, "There will be no strength of anybody to resist the polls, "P...