Bangladesh in talks with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, among others, for starting Covid-19 vaccine procurement from as early as January Bangladesh has been in negotiations with almost all countries and companies – who have been developing Covid-19 vaccines – for procurement. Nine such organizations across the world are purportedly in the...
The government has approved two separate projects on the Western Economic Corridor and Regional Enhancement Programme (WeCARE) Phase 1 including the WeCARE Phase-1: Jhenidah-Jashore Highway (N-7) Development project with an estimated cost of Taka 4,187.70 crore in a bid to upgrade 48.50 KM highway to six lanes including service lanes on both sid...
The cabinet, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, approved the draft of the “Bangladesh Film Artists’ Welfare Trust Act, 2020” to ensure overall welfare of the actors and actresses of country’s film industry and enhance their professional excellence. “The law has been formulated in line with the prime mi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has attributed Bangladesh's dynamic economy to an 'extensive network' of communication developed by the Awami League government. She made the remarks while inaugurating three bridges in different districts and an 'Independence Square' in Pabna via video conference from Ganabhaban on Sunday. “The communication...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expected the armed forces to earn enhanced professional expertise to contribute more to nation building campaign being imbued with patriotic spirit as it emerged through the process of 1971 Liberation War. “The armed forces that emerged on a smaller scale in the process of the Liberation War today became a gig...
The policies Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman adopted and the challenges he encountered while supporting scores of returnee refugees and rebuilding war-torn Bangladesh were reflected on at a webinar held by Awami League's Finance and Planning Affairs sub-committee on Friday night. The webinar, titled 'Bangabandhu's Plans t...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and her ICT advisor Sajeeb Wazed Joy interacted, like previous years, with young changemakers through the fourth edition of Joy Bangla Youth Award. In October last year, the chairperson of CRI (Centre for Research & Information), the research wing of Bangladesh Awami League, joined an episode of CRI&...
Bangladesh has successfully contained the coronavirus pandemic and the economy has not also collapsed because of the benefits of "Digital Bangladesh", said Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT adviser to the prime minister. Sajeeb Wazed made the observation Tuesday night at a webinar organised to distribute the Joy Bangla Youth Award-2020. The CRI and Young B...
Eight power plants based on gas/Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) with a combined generation capacity of 3,471 megawatts (MW) were under construction. “The under-construction gas/LNG based power plants having generation capacity of 3,471 MW will begin operation in phases from December 2020 to December 2022,” State Mini...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had formed Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League to unite the nation, but this idea was misinterpreted. "What he had said during the constitutional amendment has taken an opposite interpretation. He had taken an excellent initiative to bring change to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened a pavilion “Prodorshonite Bangabandhu” (Bangabandhu on display) at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) in the capital on Sunday afternoon, reports BSS. She inaugurated the pavilion marking the special session of parliament on the occasion of “Mujib Borsho” to pay rich tribute to...
China, Turkey and Saudi Arabia have expressed their willingness to establish international standard hospitals in Bangladesh on the model of Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Thailand’s Bumrungrad Hospital. The countries have sent proposals to Bangladesh in this regard and sought land for their respective projects in the adjac...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she has been working untiringly for the betterment of the neglected and disadvantaged people giving priority to humanity in the persuasion of Bangabandhu’s ideals. “Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman always used to prioritize humanity on top and his affection to the...
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has said there is a need for constructive multilateralism more than ever as the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe’. “The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder that no one is safe until everyone is safe. The pandemic has taught us that global prosperity is em...
Land mutation would be done automatically within eight days of registration as the Cabinet today approved a proposal regarding its automation to remove all complexities and sufferings of people. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the regular weekly Cabinet meeting at the secretariat joining virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban. &...
Aiming to enable cooperators to meet their common economic and social needs and aspirations through jointly-owned enterprises, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has stressed the need for formation of village multipurpose cooperative societies to rid the country of poverty completely. With a strong faith in the cooperative movement that has immense p...
Those who rose to power following the 1975 assassination of Bangabandhu and misguided the nation and prolonged their tenure by murdering freedom fighters and armed forces personnel must be unmasked, said speakers, demanding that a justice commission be formed in this regard. They also urged conducting research on the murder of four national lea...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on the rich countries and international development banks and institutions to help the least developed and developing countries secure free COVID-19 vaccines. She made the appeal during her virtual address to the 14th ASEM Finance Ministers’ Meeting on Friday. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a mu...
About 5.4km of Padma Bridge is now visible with the 36th span installed on Friday, taking it one step close to the long awaited reality that was once a dream. The span was installed on pillars two and three at Mawa point at around 9:42 am, confirmed Dewan Md Abdul Quader, project manager (main bridge) and executive engineer. With the installat...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the Bangladesh Navy to remain prepared to safeguard the country’s independence and sovereignty alongside protecting its marine resources as the government has been working to tap potentiality of the blue economy. “We always want not only to protect sea areas, but also to use marine resources fo...
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