Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emphasised regional cooperation and urged all to rise above differences to work for the welfare of the people on the twin occasions of 50 years of independence and Bangabandhu’s birth centenary. The independence hero, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, believed in regional cooperation and emphasised cooper...
Fifty years ago on 25 March 1971, all hopes for a political solution to the crisis in Pakistan lay in ruins. A day earlier, on 24 March, sensing the sinister intentions of the Yahya Khan junta, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had instructed his aides to propose to the regime that a wholesale transformation now needed to be brought into the con...
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay today said the historic March 7 speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman defended universal values, freedom, human rights and dignity. ” . . . it (March 7 speech) defended universal values, freedom, human rights, dignity, progress in education, culture and sciences,” she...
As Bangladesh celebrates 50 years of its independence, the nation, born in violence after the 1971 Liberation War in opposition to Pakistan, is quickly shifting forward on the path of development from its preliminary excessive poverty. Olivier Guillard for the Asialyst writes that at current, Dhaka ranks forward of Islamabad in phrases of devel...
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has conveyed its heartfelt congratulations and best wishes for the people of Bangladesh and the ruling Awami League on the occasion of the country’s 50 years of independence. The international department of the party’s central committee issued a press release in this regard on Tuesday. CPC remarke...
Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Naoki Ito today said his country will make more investments in Bangladesh after the coronavirus situation ends. "Japan will make more investment in Bangladesh after coronavirus situation goes," he said while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official Gono Bhaban residence in the city. PM...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on world leaders to emphasise sustainable development and warned the adaptation process will fail to provide lasting protection to the most vulnerable countries unless the current trend of climate change is stemmed. The prime minister was addressing a programme commemorating the birth centenary of Bangaba...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has paid tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, describing him as a “person of principle” who dedicated his entire life for the people. Speaking at a programme to celebrate Bangabandhu’s birth centenary and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday, the Sri Lankan pr...
As the nation commemorated the 101st birth anniversary of its founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, his youngest daughter Sheikh Rehana captivated young minds with the tales of an ordinary boy, full of mischief yet unbridled compassion, who would grow up to become the greatest Bengali to ever live. In an event to mark the occasion ...
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair has kicked off after a long delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the annual fair via video conferencing from the Ganabhaban on Thursday. “Let us all make a hobby out of reading books. We should also encourage the future generations,” Hasina said. She also urged ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has paid tribute to her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the nation celebrates the birth centenary of its founding father and 50 years of the nation’s independence. Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a 10-day programme on Wednesday, Bangabandhu's birth anniversary, at the National Parade Ground. The curtains...
The Guinness Book of World Records on Tuesday recognized the crop-field portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as the largest in its field. AFM Bahauddin Nasim, joint general secretary of Awami League and also the conveyor of “Shasyachitre Bangabandhu Jatiya Parishad” confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune. He said that the r...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a “rare” leader and was also “far ahead of his time” as a champion of human rights, social and economic equality and environment, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon said on Monday. He was recollecting his memory as he was a young South Korean diplomat in-charg...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated Bangladesh Infrastructure Development Fund (BIDF) aiming to finance different development projects from the country’s own fund. The BIDF that formed taking funds from the foreign exchange reserves began its journey through financing to the capital and maintenance dredging in Ramnabad Channel ...
The government has planned to build 30,000 homes for insolvent valiant freedom fighters and family members of the martyred and deceased war heroes in a bid to uplift their socioeconomic status. Tilted "Bir Nibash", the homes will be constructed in 64 districts of eight divisions under a Tk 4,122.98-crore project. The homes will be given to the...
Prime Ministers of India, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Presidents of Maldives and Nepal will visit Dhaka while leaders from China, Canada, Cambodia, Japan, and South Korea will connect virtually to pay respect to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from March 17 to March 26, marking his birth centenary and the golden jubilee of Bangl...
Seamless transport connectivity between India and Bangladesh has the potential to increase national income by as much as 17% in Bangladesh and 8% in India, says a new World Bank report. The report was published at a virtual press conference on Tuesday. The study, “Connecting to Thrive: Challenges and Opportunities of Transport Integratio...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday said Bangladesh will have stronger relations with the external world through celebrating the 50 years of Independence amid presence of global leaders - both in person and virtually. The celebration of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is also going on in ...
Bangladesh and Australia want to expand bilateral relations with more trade, investment and cooperation in human resource development. Australian Foreign Minister Senator Marise Payne called his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen recently and discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the Rohingya issue,...
Bangladesh is the only country in South Asia that has seen an improvement in the Heritage Foundation's 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. The country has been placed at the second most economically free nation in the region, only behind Bhutan. Bangladesh's score has increased in government integrity, tax burden, business freedom, and labour free...
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