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HPM Sheikh Hasina for upholding democracy through pro-people policing

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked police personnel to discharge their duties with utmost professionalism and uphold democracy in the country apart from maintaining peace and stability. "I believe every police personnel will perform his or her duties with professionalism to maintain peace and stability in the country and uphold democracy th...

None can stop Bangladesh's advancement: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday expressed her firm conviction that none can stop the indomitable pace of the country's advancement as it has become a "role model" of development before the world. "Bangladesh is an independent country. None can ever stop the indomitable pace of Bangladesh's advancement. It is much needed to march Banglade...

Awami League places four proposals to President to strengthen EC

Bangladesh Awami League, during the talks with President M Abdul Hamid today placed some proposals, including enacting new law, strengthening the Election Commission (EC) and using EVM like technologies in the polls. The ruling party AL led by its president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave the proposals as she led the 10-member delegation ...

Monga has been wiped out permanently when Awami League assumed office: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government's main focus is on building a modern and technology-knowledge based nation. "Our aim is to turn Bangladesh into a developed and prosperous country through building a modern and technology-knowledge based nation," she said. The premier said this while addressing the inaugural ceremony of th...

Bangladesh to become 24th largest economy by 2030: NHDR Report

Bangladesh is expected to be the 24th largest economy in the world by 2030 despite the adverse impacts of Covid-19 pandemic that has taken huge toll on life and livelihood globally. Bangladesh has also become a digital economy and the nation envisages that it will be a developed economy by 2041, according to the National Human Development Repor...

Bangladesh navigates COVID-19 relatively well: United Nations

Amid sound macroeconomic policies, Bangladesh has navigated the Covid-19 pandemic relatively well, says the United Nations (UN). The country's total economic output is projected to expand by 6 percent in 2022, according to the UN's World Economic Situation and Prospects 2022, which was launched recently. Bangladesh economic activities ride on ...

No alternative to research for keeping pace with technology: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid emphasis on leveraging research-based knowledge for the country's socioeconomic development, calling upon the researchers to put concentration on basic and practical researches alongside exploring unused resources. "Along with the research, we are putting emphasis on how the knowledge, gained from the res...

Economic Vision – The Reason for People’s Capacity Building & Country’s Overall Development

Rooting out its stigma of as ‘bottomless basket’, Bangladesh is now well-recognized as a developing country. Internationally, this rise has stunned many states as a surprise or miracle. But economists interpret it differently. They think that Bangladesh has changed due to the appropriate policy of the government, the continuation of ...

Bangladesh will follow the directives of Bangabandhu's 10 January speech: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the country will be undoubtedly run following the directives and guidelines of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that he had given through his ideological speech on the historic homecoming day. "Father of the Nation delivered his policy-making speech and issued directives on his ...

Bangabandhu Memorial Museum will imbue patriotism in youths: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the state of the art Bangabandhu Military Museum (BMM) would inspire the young generation to join the armed forces to protect the country's independence and sovereignty. "Young generation will be encouraged being imbued with patriotism by the Bangabandhu Military Museum and to join the armed forces---army...

Chhatra League's job is to work for people: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders and activists to prepare themselves as skilled manpower to utilize their innovative power and avail themselves of the advantage of upcoming technology (4IR), keeping away from corruption, militancy, terrorism. “The 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) will come a...

HPM Sheikh Hasina greets national cricket team for test victory against New Zealand

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today extended heartiest congratulation to the national cricket team as they secured a thumping eight-wicket victory against New Zealand in their first Test at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. In a felicitation message, the cricket-lover Prime Minister greeted all the players, coach and officials...

Bangladesh poised to become $500b economy by next fiscal year

Bangladesh is gunning to become a half-a-trillion-dollar economy next fiscal year buoyed by a successful vaccination campaign and a steady growth in agriculture and industry. As per the finance division's projection, the size of the Bangladesh economy would be $510 billion in fiscal 2022-23 after growing at 10.7 percent. The GDP is estimated t...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates free textbook distribution for 2022

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated the distribution of free textbooks for primary and secondary students for 2022. The prime minister launched the programme via video conferencing from the Ganabhaban on Thursday morning. But she was disappointed that she could not be there to present the books herself. "I am sorry that I could not h...

Wish my father could see Bangladesh now: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Sheikh Hasina has said she learned from her father- Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman-how to empathise with the deprived, the disadvantaged, and how to dream of building a prosperous future for them. "He (Bangabandhu) dreamt about creating a Sonar Bangla, or Golden Bengal, as our land was known in ancient times. He envision...

Bangladesh, Maldives sign three instruments soaring bilateral relations to new height

Three instruments were signed today between Bangladesh and Maldives on health, education, dual taxation, youth and sports, elevating the bilateral relations to new height. The signing ceremony was held at the President's Office here this morning in presence of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih...

United Nations lauds Bangladesh’s massive successes as it celebrates Victory Day

‘Bangladesh has traversed a long and difficult path from new nationhood devastated by war and famine to its undeniable influence as a UN member’   The United Nations (UN) family in Bangladesh has appreciated Bangladesh’s growth saying the UN is committed to supporting the government in every step towards achiev...

I was electrified by Bangabandhu’s powerful voice: Ram Nath Kovind

Visiting Indian President Ram Nath Kovind today paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman recalling that being a youth over 50 years ago he was “electrified” by Bangladesh founder’s powerful voice. “I remember that I was inspired, as a youth, by the moral courage of Bangabandhu. Like millions of others, I w...

Want peace and security to build developed Bangladesh: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Reiterating the government's stance to pursue "zero tolerance" policy against militancy, terrorism and narcotics, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed her determination of building a developed Bangladesh. "We have declared zero tolerance policy against militancy, terrorism, repression on women and narcotics as we want to ensure peace and secu...

Victory Day Celebrated With a vow to build Prosperous 'Sonar Bangla'

The nation celebrated the golden jubilee of its glorious victory on Thursday with a renewed a pledge to make the country free from hunger, poverty and communalism. People from all walks of life paid glowing tributes to the bright sons of soil who laid down their lives in the nine-month war to liberate the country from the Pakistan occupation fo...