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Husband and wife will have equal ownership in the Ashrayan homes: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she wants to make sure that everyone in Bangladesh gets their own home, land and address as her government continues working for inclusive development. “My aim is to make sure that not a single person remains homeless in Bangladesh,” she told the Bangla service of Voice of America in an intervie...

Bangladesh's participation in UNGA was successful: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh's active participation in all important meetings in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) would strengthen Bangladesh's position in multilateral forums along with widening the field of international cooperation on issues relating to the country's interests. "During the UN assembly, Bangladesh actively...

Ensuring digital security, making people aware of it needed to move forward: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed exploring the best possible ways to ensure the digital security of the country and making people aware of it as the world is becoming more complex with the advent of newer technologies. "The world is going through a very critical time and Bangladesh also faces its impact. So, well-thought-out opinions...

'This woman is a force': Washington Post sheds a different light on HPM Sheikh Hasina

The Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her humour, wit, and the role she has played as a leader while still making time to do everything that a loving mother and grandmother is supposed to do. "This woman is a force," Dvorak's column reads as it narrates Sheikh Hasina and her achievements and str...

Zia killed many freedom fighters to prolong 'illegal rule': Sjaeeb Wazed Joy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Bangladesh's first military ruler Gen Ziaur Rahman had executed thousands of members of Bangladesh's armed forces through so-called "military tribunals". In a Facebook post shared from his verified account, Joy said Zia had done this in order to prolong his unconstitutional an...