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UNDP Offers Helps For Development Of Enclaves

  UNDP today offered support to Bangladesh for development of the enclaves regained from India after Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) to bring the people of the areas to country's mainstream.

PM Calls Upon Agriculture Scientists To Intensify Research To Ensure Food Security

  Terming agriculture as the driving force behind the country's economy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon agriculture scientists to intensify their research to ensure food and nutrition security of the people.

PM Lays Foundation of Rabindra University

  Rabindra Bishwabidyalaya, an institution after the name of Nobel Laureate Bangalee poet Bishwakobi Rabindranath Tagore, has begun its journey with the laying of foundation stone by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today marking the poet's 154th birth anniversary.

Tulip Siddiq wins in UK polls

  Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, the granddaughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and niece of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was elected in the parliamentary polls in the UK that were held yesterday.

Passing Of LBA Bill Is A Huge Diplomatic Success: PM

  Terming the adoption of the much-talked-about constitution amendment bill on Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh by Indian Rajya Sabha as a huge diplomatic success of the present government, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina extended her heartiest thanks to all concerned involved in the process.

No Mercy For The Fire Terrorists: PM

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina directed the officials of the home ministry as well as the law enforcement agencies to ensure stern punishment to the "fire terrorists" by bringing them to the book and said there should be no mercy for them.

Newly Elected City Mayors Take Oath

  Newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations -- Dhaka North, Dhaka South and Chittagong City-- have taken oath today in a simple ceremony.

Chinese Premier To Visit Bangladesh In September

  Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit Bangladesh next September to join the programmes marking 40 years of diplomatic relations between Dhaka and Beijing.

Awami League Is The real Nationalist Party Of Bangladesh: Sajeeb Wazed Joy

  Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Affairs Adviser Sajib Wajed Joy today said Awami League is a nationalist party of the country, not the BNP, in the real sense of the term as it united the whole nation successfully for the war of liberation.

ECNEC Okays Construction Of Airport In Bagerhat

  The government has taken a project to construct an airport at Rampal in Bagerhat district to accelerate the economic activities in country's south-western region.

PM Inaugurates Country's Second bone Marrow Transplant Centre at CMH

  A Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Centre, the second of its kind in the country, started its journey today along with other health facilities at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) at Dhaka Cantonment opening up a new horizon in Bangladesh's medical science.

Cabinet Approves 'The Nuclear Power Plant Law, 2015'

  The cabinet today approved the draft of "The Nuclear Power Plant Law, 2015" subject to the vetting of the Law Ministry aimed at construction of the country's maiden Nuclear Power Plant at Rooppur in Iswardi, Pabna.

Newly Elected Mayor of Chittagong Meets PM

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said BNP being failed to wage movement and win the city corporation elections has drawn out a plan to make the election questionable and propagating for diplomatic pressure on the government on this particular issue.

IT Skilled Workforce To Be Developed For A Prosperous Bangladesh: Sajeeb Wazed Joy

  Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today said the government is implementing a massive ICT-based programme as part of its plan to create efficient workforce with technological knowledge to supplement the efforts to build "Digital Bangladesh".

"Joy Bangla" is not only the slogan of Awami League; it is the slogan of Bangladesh: Sajeeb Wazed

  Prime Minister's Information and Communication Technology Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today said "Joy Bangla" is not only the slogan of Awami League, it is the slogan of our Liberation War, it is the slogan of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Awami League-backed Mayoral Candidates Sweep City Polls

  Bangladesh Awami League-backed candidates have been declared the winner of mayoral elections on Wednesday after the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party boycotted the polls.

PM Inaugurates Establishments at Dhaka Cantonment

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated newly-constructed different establishments at Dhaka Cantonment this afternoon.

Whole Country Will Reject BNP: PM

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said people of Bangladesh would never vote for an ugly party like BNP and in future people of the whole country will reject them like yesterday's city poll in Dhaka and Chittagong.

BNP's City Polls Boycott "Pre-Planned": PM

  Terming BNP's boycott of three city corporation elections in the middle of the polls day as "pre-planned", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said those who want to make the elections questionable have a bad intention.

PM Casts Her Vote at Dhaka City College

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina this morning cast her vote in the ongoing Dhaka South City Corporation elections.