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How was Bangabandhu’s birthday celebrated on March 17, 1975?

How was Bangabandhu’s birthday celebrated on March 17, 1975, before he was brutally assassinated 5 months later? A video posted on Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s verified Facebook profile shows how the country celebrated the Father of the Nation’s birthday that year. Along with the video, Sajeeb Wazed p...

Friendship pipeline is milestone achievement in BD-India cooperation: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the inauguration of "India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline" is a milestone achievement in mutual cooperation for the development of the two friendly neighbours. "I believe that the friendship pipeline is a milestone achievement in cooperation for the development between the two friendly countries," she sai...

No child will be deprived of education in Smart Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said a smart population is needed to build a ‘Smart Bangladesh’, urging the children to be groomed properly with human qualities as today’s children will be the smart community of future Bangladesh. “I would like to tell the children that every child will have to engage in sports and phy...

Diabetic patients in Bangladesh to get free insulin at community clinics: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced that the government will provide free insulin to the diabetic patients through community clinics across Bangladesh. She said this while addressing the second graduation completion programme of Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised Hospital & Nursing College. “We have decided...

Awami League's goal is to build a 'Smart Bangladesh' by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said, "By 2041, the goal of Awami League government is to build a smart Bangladesh." She made statement this at the 50th anniversary celebration between Bangladesh and Asian Development Bank (ADB) partnership at the ballroom hall of InterContinental Hotel, Dhaka on Tuesday, March 14 in the morning. The Prime ...

My people is my only power: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she will never bow down to any foreign pressure as the people are her strength, reiterating to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “You have to keep one thing in mind that there is no such pressure that can pressurize Sheikh Hasina,” she said in reply to the question - wh...

BNP seizes land, Awami League houses landless: Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a scathing attack on the country’s main political opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) while addressing a mammoth rally on the Circuit House ground in Mymensingh on Saturday (11 March). In her speech, the prime minister referred to the BNP as the country's so-called opposition, accusing the ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 103 development projects for the modernization of Mymensingh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 103 development schemes to ensure overall development of Mymensingh division. She inaugurated 73 development projects involving Taka 570.07 crore and laid foundation stones of 30 other schemes worth Tk 2,762.27 crore in Mymensingh Division, unveiling the plaque at a gra...

Invest in Bangladesh to help it become a developed country by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon global businessmen and investors to invest in Bangladesh to join hands in making smooth journey of transforming Bangladesh into a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. "You people (world business community) come. Bangladesh is always ready to welcome you here---invest in Bangladesh th...

Invest in Bangladesh's energy sector: HPM Sheikh Hasina urges Qatari business community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged oil-rich Qatar to invest in Bangladesh's energy sector, especially in renewable energy. "We remain open to investment proposals in our infrastructures and logistics sectors. We believe there is scope for Qatari investment in the energy sector, including in renewable energy," she said. The premier wa...

LDCs don't ask for charity, they want their dues: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) want their dues, not charity under international commitments for their real structural transformation. "I can assure you that LDCs will also keep their side of the bargain. Our nations do not ask for charity; what we seek are our dues under international commitments," ...

Bangladesh's graduation from LDC is the result of govt's efforts in the last 14 years: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the global partnership must carry a meaning to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh so no challenge could upset their progress to attain developing countries status. “We, the graduating LDCs, want to make sure that no challenges can further slow down our graduation momentum,” sh...

The seed Bangabandhu sowed with the historic six-point demand in 1966 came to fruition with the 1970 general election: Sajeeb Wazed

The seed Bangabandhu sowed with the historic six-point demand in 1966 came to fruition with the 1970 general election, Prime Minister’s ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy wrote yesterday in a post on his verified Facebook profile. “Awami League gained a landslide majority bagging 167 seats out of 313 in the national cabinet of Pakist...

Bangladesh has turned around in last 14 years and emerged as a development role model: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina said, "Bangladesh has turned around in the last 14 years and achieved dignity by transforming into a developing nation. Bangladesh has emerged as a development role model. Bangladesh is advancing and will march ahead." She has reiterated her appeal to the countrymen to vote for her pa...

Bangladesh kept the economy strong despite COVD19 and Russia-Ukraine war: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it is very regretful that Bangladesh's advancement is somewhat barred due to the coronavirus pandemic, global recession and subsequently Ukraine-Russia war. She said, "The world is suffering from economic recession due to that. The price of essentials and transportation cost increased significantly. Price...

Utilise your talents and innovative ideas to build a Smart Bangladesh by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked new Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadres to utilise their talents and innovative ideas to build a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. "I want the new officers to take the country forward by applying their talents and innovative ideas in a more effective way to transform into a developed, ...

Govt trying best to keep country's economy vibrant: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been trying its best to keep the country's economy vibrant despite the world is going through an economic recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war. "We have been able to transform Bangladesh into a developing country. One day this Bangladesh will be built as a d...

BNP doesn't work for people's welfare: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there is no comparison between her party and the BNP. "The BNP doesn't want people's welfare. They burnt people alive and played ducks and drakes with their fate. But, the AL is a party of this soil and its people and it works for countrymen. So, no comparison can be drawn b...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for research to preserve and develop mother languages

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid emphasis on the necessity of research on languages, saying that International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) has the responsibility to preserve all the languages existing in the world. “I think IMLI has the responsibility to preserve all the languages prevailing in the world as well as conduct res...

What about our human rights? : Victims of rights violations during BNP-Jamaat govt hold rally in Dhaka

Three generations of human rights violation victims – under the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-e-Islami governments – brought out a rally in Dhaka today to highlight the ordeals faced by the families. The focus of the rally was to provide a wholesome perspective on phases of human rights violations in Bangladesh to address ...