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BIDA issued registration of 1376 foreign and joint venture industries in 7 years: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the Board of Investment, abolished during the present government, and the newly constituted Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) have issued registrations to 1,376 cent percent foreign and joint venture industrial units from January 2009 to October 2016.

7th March observed nationwide

  Hundreds of people from all walks of life paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark the 46th anniversary of his epoch-making speech of independence on historic March 7 in 1971.

Bangladesh-Sri Lanka to move forward with FTA

  Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has agreed to move ahead with the process speedily for signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost bilateral trade.

HPM Sheikh Hasina seeks Indonesia’s role in solving Rohingya issue

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.

HPM Sheikh Hasina for friendlier visa regime for Bangladeshis to UAE

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to make friendlier visa regime for Bangladeshi nationals, especially for business visas.

HPM Sheikh Hasina for strengthening maritime cooperation among IORA

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) leaders to dedicate themselves to strengthening maritime cooperation for a peaceful and prosperous Indian Ocean, exploring seas for common benefit of the region having coastlines with the world's third largest ocean.

HPM Sheikh Hasina reaches Jakarta to join IORA summit

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on a three-day official visit to join the Leaders' Summit of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), a grouping of nations having coastlines with the world’s third largest ocean.

HPM Sheikh Hasina to leave for Indonesia on Monday

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to leave Dhaka for Jakarta on Monday on a three-day official visit to Indonesia to attend the Leaders' Summit in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).

HPM Sheikh Hasina seeks support for relocating Rohingyas

  Underlining the importance of resolving the Rohiynga crisis, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday again sought the support of the international community, including Britain, for relocating the illegal Myanmar citizens living in Bangladesh to a safe place.

HPM Sheikh Hasina for strengthening family bonding to prevent children bending to militancy

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the parents, particularly mothers, to build up friendly relations with their children to prevent them from going astray or bending to militancy, terrorism and drug.

Govt to do everything for sports’ development: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Expressing her firm optimism that Bangladesh would further advance in games and sports, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured that her government would do everything for its development.

Bangladesh-Russia agree to establish intergovernmental commission

  Bangladesh and the Russian Federation have signed an agreement on the establishment of the intergovernmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation.

Govt been constructing 4,511 flats for low-income groups: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina said the government has been developing 494 residential plots and constructing 4,511 flats for low-income group people for mitigating their housing crisis.

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates stipend disbursement using mobile banking

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government is making constant efforts to build an educated nation as education is the key tool to make the country free from poverty.

Government will illuminate every home in Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government took up a series of projects to develop further the power sector keeping in mind the increased demand of electricity to meet the future need and illuminate every home.

Month of independence begins

  March, the historical month of independence, begins today when the nation will be observing the 46th anniversary of independence on the 26th March paying the highest homage to the war heroes who made Bangladesh a sovereign state.

ECNEC approves revised ADP worth Tk. 110 thousand crore for FY 2016-17

  Without slashing the original size of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for fiscal 2016-17, the National Economic Council (NEC) has approved a revised ADP of Taka 1,10,700 crore.

Cabinet approves Youth Policy 2017

  The cabinet today approved the draft of a new policy for youths with specific vision and target-based activities for welfare of country's youngsters under a national action plan.

Reelect Awami League for continuing peace, progress and development: HPM Sheikh Hasina to people

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the people to reelect Bangladesh Awami League to continue the country's peace, progress and development, saying that all uplift activities would be halted if the BNP-Jamaat nexus comes to power.

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates solar-powered food storage

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated a state of the art multistoried food warehouse, having capacity of storing 25,000 tonnes of food grains at Santahar here.