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None Could Halt Bangladesh’s March towards Progress: PM

  Seeking cooperation of the people to protect democracy and advance it towards the cherished goal, Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina yesterday voiced her firm resolve that none could halt Bangladesh's march towards coveted progress by using "sword and shield".

Youth Community Should Come Forward to Contribute in Developing Bangladesh: Sajeeb Wazed

  Prime Minister's ICT Advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy today urged the youth community to come forward for contributing to the development process in the country.

Digital Bangladesh Is Now Reality: Sajeeb Wazed Joy

  The 11,000 young men and women, who are working at 4,500 digital centers at union level, are earning from Tk 50-60 thousand per month. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and also her Information Technology (IT) Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy disclosed the information on Tuesday.

Be Entrepreneurs and Create Job for Others, PM Urges Youths

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the country's youth force to become entrepreneurs and create employment opportunities for others with the help of information and communication technology (ICT).

PM Confers National Standard to Three Units of East Bengal Regiment

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today conferred the National Standard to three units of the East Bengal Regiment in recognition to their excellence, hard practice and devotion, and service to the nation as well.

Cabinet Okay Two Draft Bills and Two Draft SAARC Agreements

  The cabinet yesterday gave final nod to the drafts of two bills and drafts of two SAARC agreements designed for cooperation in the area of energy and regional connectivity.

PM Urges Food Ministry Officials to Work for Making Bangladesh Hunger and Poverty Free

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the food ministry officials to work together with the particular vision to make Bangladesh free from hunger and poverty so that not a single citizen dies out of starvation.

PM Awards National Standard to BAF Base Zahurul Haque

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today awarded the National Standard to Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Base Zahurul Haque hoping that the BAF will uphold the honour, dignity and pride of the National Standard through patriotism and professionalism.

PM for Holding Party’s National Council on Time

  Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina today laid emphasis on holding of the national council of her party on time and asked leaders to prepare a draft on the overall activities to this end.

Government Plans to Provide Solar Home Systems to Three Million more Rural Families: PM

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has a plan to provide solar home system (SHS) to three million more rural families in next three years as part of the scheme to produce 24,000 MW electricity by 2021, with 10 percent from solar power.

Germany to Provide Bangladesh with €211 Million as Development Assistance

  Bangladesh will get €211 million for bilateral technical and financial cooperation from Germany, the country's embassy in Dhaka said in a statement yesterday.

Govt. Decides to Introduce 260,000 Prepaid Gas Meters in Dhaka and Chittagong

  The government has decided to introduce 2.60 lakh prepaid gas metres in the capital city and the commercial capital of the country aimed at preventing the wastage of natural gas, a ministry official said.

PM Highlights On Intense Monitoring Of Programmes Taken For Poor

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday underlined the importance of intense monitoring of the social safety net programmes and other initiatives taken for improving the socio-economic condition of the extreme poor, destitutes, widows and disable persons.

Sarbik Gram Unnayan Karmosuchi Will Be Expanded To All Upazillas: PM

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today reiterated her call to further speed up and strengthen the cooperatives movement, saying that the "Sarbik Gram Unnayan Karmosuchi" would be expanded to all upazilas of the country to infuse more dynamism into the rural economy.

Prime Minister’s Visit To UAE: Expands Bilateral Cooperation

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s just concluded three day official visit to United Arab Emirates(UAE) has propelled bilateral ties between Bangladesh and the UAE into a historic phase, and opened up new avenues of cooperation on trade and investment.

Bangladesh On The International Stage: Participation In 10th ASEM Summit

  The image of Bangladesh has been brightened further on the international stage following the successful and fruitful participation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in recently concluded 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit-2014. It has also created an opportunity in consolidating Bangladesh's representation in the global arena.

PM Distributes Financial Assistances To 34 More Rana Plaza, Tajreen Fashion Victims

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Yesterday distributed cheques and savings certificates for financial assistance to the families of 34 more persons killed in Rana Plaza building collapse and Tazreen Fashion fire.

Bangladesh, UAE Agree On Expanding Partnership

  Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to expand the scope of partnership in various fields side by side with further strengthening the bilateral relations.

World Leaders Extended Support To The Government: PM To Gulf News

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a peaceful situation is prevailing in the country now after the January 5 elections following which the world leaders extended support to her government.

Bangladesh Makes Progress In Closing Gender Gap

  Bangladesh has continued progress in tackling gender disparity in four key areas – economic participation, education, health and political empowerment.