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Not a single person will be left homeless: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is creating a scope for the survival of people who don't have a home or an address.  She said, "The day is not far when not a single person will be left without address or homeless and landless." The prime minister said this in a meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Fa...

Bangladesh's advancement towards development will continue: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina firmly declared that no one can play foul with the people of Bangladesh now. "No one will be able to play with Bangladesh...No one can play ducks and drakes with the fate of the people of Bangladesh," she said. The prime minister was addressing the opening ceremony of the four-day long "Joy Banglar Joyotsob" at the...

Bangladesh at 51: From 'basket case' to development model

Steady economic growth, timely social and development policies, population control, national and rural infrastructure, education, women empowerment, electrification, expansion of low-cost health service, better disaster management, economic inclusion, the role of NGOs are thought to have played the key role in Bangladesh’s enviable success.

An economic hub in South in the making

The government is working not only for the implementation of mega projects but also for the rehabilitation of poor families in the region. In the Mujib Year, 29 families from the gypsy Manta community have been rehabilitated in Char Mantaj under the Ashrayan project. Officials said construction work on 31 more houses for the community is underwa...

Every house of Bangladesh is now illuminated: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said every house of the country have now come under electrification as she announced cent percent electricity coverage after inaugurating 1,320 MW Payra Thermal Power Plant, the largest of its kind. "The biggest thing is that we have been able to light the houses of every people," she said at the function here...