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None will be able to foil poll: PM at the Parliament

  Dhaka, November 20, 2013 "I have requested the President to make arrangement for holding the polls and he will take necessary steps to this end. The Election Commission will announce the election schedule and polls must be held on the soil of Bangladesh Insha Allah, "There will be no strength of anybody to resist the polls, "P...

No one would be allowed to play with people’s fate: PM at Barguna

  Barguna, November 19, 2013 "Awami League believes in right to vote. The Election Commission is completely independent. So, the coming polls will be free, fair and neutral," PM Sheikh Hasina asserted while speaking at a huge public rally at Taltali High School ground at Barguna,

PM opens third sea-port of the country, Pairabandar

  Kalapara, Patuakhali, November 19, 2013The much- awaited seaport in the country's southern region, Paira Bandar, today started its journey ushering in a new hope for the country's export-import business and overall economy. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the country's third seaport and first of its kind after independence at Ra...

PM opens Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hospital at Gazipur

  Gazipur, November 18, 2013A specialized hospital and nursing college named after Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib was opened here today, offering a comprehensive range of medical services under a joint venture with a Malaysian hospital chain. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Raza...

Poll time ministers’ sworn in

  A new- cabinet for the poll time all-party interim government has been formed  to oversee the 10th parliamentary election in line with the constitution.

AL takes lead over BNP

  With the support of 39.6 per cent of the electorate, the ruling Awami League has a clear edge in the election race over opposition BNP, which is favoured by 34.2 per cent voters, shows a mid-October poll.

PM hopes for an all party election

  Dhaka, November 17, 2013 "The next elections would be free, fair and credible and I hope that the opposition would participate in the polls and the people would freely exercise their voting rights," The Prime minister expressed this hope when visiting US assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal...

Burning people to death is a revengeful act by BNP: PM at Ganabhaban

  Dhaka, November 16, 2013 "Being revengeful, they are killing people by pouring petrol as they are not getting response to their movement from the people," The opposition leader is not happy only these heinous acts, she is also provoking Jamaat-Shibir to unleash more terrorist acts. How a Muslim can kill another Muslim by burning? Have t...

PM returns home from Colombo

  Dhaka, November 15, 2013Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina returned home tonight from Colombo after wrapping up her two-day official visit to Sri Lanka to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)-2013. The three-day CHOGM began at the Nelum Pokuna (Lotus Pond) Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre in the Sri Lankan capital this morning....

PM demands justice and fair treatments for developing nations

  Colombo, November 15, 2013"Developing and vulnerable economies are becoming more marginalized due to increasing inequality of growth, impediments in the mobility of finance, goods and services," "So, these impediments should be ratified with genuineness to ensure justice and fair treatment with genuine global partnership based on justice...

PM off to Colombo to attend CHOGM

  Dhaka, November 14, 2013 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here today for Colombo on a two-day official visit to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)-2013. The three-day CHOGM begins in the Sri Lankan capital tomorrow

Ministers will remain posted until president accepts the resignation: PM at DU

  Dhaka, November 14, 2013 Submitting resignation letter to the Prime Minister does not be considered as the resignation. There is a role of the President in this regard," "The ministers will remain in their posts until their resignation is accepted by the President,"

BNP is killing innocent people for serving their purpose: PM at Bagerhaat

  BAGERHAAT, Nov 13, 2013 "People didn't respond to their hartal. So, BNP has made common people hostage and is killing them by carrying out secret attacks, burning them alive and setting fire to public transports," she said. "BNP through its barbaric attitude has proved that they are no more humans," the Prime Minister said while address...

Awami League does not believe in vote rigging: PM at Kotalipara

  "Begum Zia has become stubborn that she will in no way participate in the upcoming polls as there is no scope for capturing power and vote rigging," Prime minister Sheikh Hasina said this while she was addressing a mammoth rally in kotalipara today. Mentioning that Awami League does not believe in vote rigging, she said vote belongs to p...

Bangladesh achieves 10,000 mw power generation milestone

  Bangladesh, starving for less than 4,000 megawatt electricity only five years back, today celebrated touching the milestone of power generation capacity of 10,000-MW with a grand and cheerful elation. The celebration was launched this evening with a spectacular fireworks and laser show at picturesque Hatirjheel Lake, enjoyed by thou...

Don't play ducks and drakes with the fate of the nation: PM at Khagrachari

  Expressing her deep annoyance over frequent hartal , Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that "BNP believes in politics of destruction. They don't know the language of peace, they are familiar with the politics of weapons . . . BNP is only qualified for corruption and murder,’’ The premier said this while she was addressing a huge publ...

I want peace, not prime ministership : PM at BICC

  "I cannot tolerate the sufferings of the people. I want peace and development of the people, not the prime ministership," The Prime Minister said BNP and Jamaat cadres are now burning the people to death in the name of hartal. "Believe me, I feel so much pain, when I see the way the people is being burnt by the BNP-Jamaat cadres. It seem...

BNP doesn’t understand the language of democracy: PM

  "BNP was born from the pocket of a military dictator who grabbed power through coup and plot and violating the constitution. That's why the party does not understand the language of democracy, what it understands well is killing people by torturing and burning, "When the BNP comes to power, they cannot change the lot of the people, they ...

Shutdown and Dialogue can’t go together: Joy

  Shutdown and dialogue cannot go together, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed Joy has said as he urged the Opposition to call off its 72-hour shutdown. "The Opposition party is perpetrating terrorism while calling for a dialogue," he told a rally, organised by Awami League in Sylhet City on Friday.

Shun the path of destruction and join dialogue: PM

  "We want to hold elections with the participation of all political parties. Stop killing innocent people in the name of movement to protect the war criminals. Come for discussion and let people live in peace," she said. The Prime Minister said this while she was addressing a huge public meeting at Freedom Fighter Nurul Islam Commander Ch...