Highly appreciating Bangladesh's stunning success in socioeconomic development, newly appointed Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Julia Niblett described Bangladesh as the "champion of economic development and women empowerment".
Outgoing Norwegian ambassador Merete Lundemo has expressed her country's interest in making more investment in Bangladesh, especially in the health, telecom and shipbuilding sectors.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina firmly reiterated the involvement of military dictator Ziaur Rahman in the brutal killing of Bangabandhu on the dreadful night of August 15.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the vested quarter which had given indulgence to the killers of Bangabandhu and made the war criminals ministers is the "root of militancy and terrorism" in the country.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved five development projects, including two for procurement of 600 buses and 500 trucks for Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC), with a total outlay of Taka 2,805 crore.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought more British investment in Bangladesh, especially economic zones, for mutual benefits of the two countries.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has visited the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka and paid his respects to the Bangladesh’s founding father.
The US Secretary of State John Kerry said United States would work together with Bangladesh to fight terrorism and reiterated its offer to provide experts to this end.
The Cabinet approved the draft of the District Council (Amendment) Act-2016 making it clear about formation of the Electoral College for District Council election.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the exporters to take initiative to explore new global markets as well as diversification of their export products considering the changing demands of the people in different countries.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterated her government's firm stand for coal-based power plant at Rampal, 65 kilometers away from mangrove forest Sundarbans, saying the power plant would not cause any harm to the world heritage famous for home of Royal Bengal Tigers and rich biodiversity.
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved five development projects including land acquisition, rehabilitation and environmental impact measurement project for establishing 300-400 MW Supercritical Coal Based Power Plant in Gazaria and Sadar upazila of Munshiganj, with an outlay of Taka 987.80 crore.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured members of the Hindu community that steps would be taken to enact a succession law for them so genuine heirs get their property.
The cabinet in principle approved the draft of "The Digital Security Law, 2016" keeping a provision for highest life-term imprisonment and Taka one crore fine for carrying out propaganda against the War of Liberation and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman or patronising the propaganda through electronic medium.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she is not afraid of death and never bows to anybody except Allah. "I offer "sijdah" to only Allah and bow to the Almighty, nothing else ... I am the daughter of the Father of the Nation. I won't die before death," she said.
The nation recalled with a heavy heart the savage August 21 grenade attack of 2004 paying homage to the martyrs of the carnage.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to play a more proactive role in bringing together Muslim countries on the table to fight the terrorism in the name of Islam.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh would be a nation of educated people and in view of this the government is making all stride to ensure access of every boys and girls to education.
The country is to recall today the 11th anniversary of the countrywide series bomb attacks carried out by Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) sponsored by BNP-Jamaat government in 2005, which is said to have staged the July 1 terrorist attack at Dhaka's Holey Artisan restaurant.
Bangladesh’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) in a financial year has crossed the $2 billion mark for the first time in the history.
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