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President Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem resignation was "dark chapter in history": Sajeeb Wazed

Terming former President Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem's resignation as the "dark chapter in history", Sajeeb Wazed Joy in a facebook post said BNP kept it locked for a long. "My life was just hanging in the balance until I obliged to sign," these are the words spoken by former president Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem, said Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the ICT affai...

The long-cherished Padma Bridge will open to traffic on June 25

The long-awaited 6.15km Padma Bridge is all set to open for public use at 10am on 25 June. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader made the announcement following a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday noon. He told journalists that the mega project will be named after River Padma as per the instruction of the premie...

HPM Sheikh Hasina proposes five steps to strengthen crisis management

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called for enhancing financial cooperation to improve regional crisis management as she placed five proposals to strengthen the regional cooperation against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine conflict. "I would like to propose (five) steps that ESCAP may take into account as the Russia-Uk...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for designing reliable sustainable development plans

Different parts of Bangladesh have different geographical characteristics, which should be taken into consideration in designing development plans, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “You need to understand Bangladesh and work accordingly,” she said in the first meeting of the Delta Governance Council, formed to implement the Bangla...

HPM Sheikh Hasina places four proposals before GRCG to tackle global crises risen from Russia-Ukraine war

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for strengthening global solidarity and adopting a well-coordinated response against the food, energy and financial crises resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war and Covid-19 pandemic, placing four proposals to tackle the situation. "The war in Ukraine comes at a time when the world is still struggling to ...