My people is my only power: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said she will never bow down to any foreign pressure as the people are her strength, reiterating to hold the next general election in a free and fair manner. “You have to keep one thing in mind that there is no such pressure that can pressurize Sheikh Hasina,” she said in reply to the question - wh...

BNP seizes land, Awami League houses landless: Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launched a scathing attack on the country’s main political opposition, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) while addressing a mammoth rally on the Circuit House ground in Mymensingh on Saturday (11 March). In her speech, the prime minister referred to the BNP as the country's so-called opposition, accusing the ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurated and laid the foundation stones of 103 development projects for the modernization of Mymensingh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 103 development schemes to ensure overall development of Mymensingh division. She inaugurated 73 development projects involving Taka 570.07 crore and laid foundation stones of 30 other schemes worth Tk 2,762.27 crore in Mymensingh Division, unveiling the plaque at a gra...

Invest in Bangladesh to help it become a developed country by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon global businessmen and investors to invest in Bangladesh to join hands in making smooth journey of transforming Bangladesh into a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. "You people (world business community) come. Bangladesh is always ready to welcome you here---invest in Bangladesh th...

PM’s Initiative at Ganabhaban: An Inspiration for Others

Dr. Pranab Kumar Panday: On a recent episode of Shykh Seraj's agricultural development and media show, "Hridoye Mati O Manush," the Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, made an appearance. The prime minister was spotted tending to her crops inside the Ganabhaban on that particular date. The land inside the Ganab...

Invest in Bangladesh's energy sector: HPM Sheikh Hasina urges Qatari business community

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged oil-rich Qatar to invest in Bangladesh's energy sector, especially in renewable energy. "We remain open to investment proposals in our infrastructures and logistics sectors. We believe there is scope for Qatari investment in the energy sector, including in renewable energy," she said. The premier wa...

LDCs don't ask for charity, they want their dues: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) want their dues, not charity under international commitments for their real structural transformation. "I can assure you that LDCs will also keep their side of the bargain. Our nations do not ask for charity; what we seek are our dues under international commitments," ...

Bangladesh's graduation from LDC is the result of govt's efforts in the last 14 years: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the global partnership must carry a meaning to the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) like Bangladesh so no challenge could upset their progress to attain developing countries status. “We, the graduating LDCs, want to make sure that no challenges can further slow down our graduation momentum,” sh...

Digital Bangladesh: From Fiery March to the World’s Wonder

Who could have ever thought that Bangladesh would share the realm in the space from the state of the bottomless basket? But it is now the reality that our Bangabandhu Satellite-1 is orbiting the earth as the 57th country in the world. It has made things possible to extend internet and satellite facilities, telemedicine, e-learning, e-banking and...

Bangladesh has turned around in last 14 years and emerged as a development role model: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina said, "Bangladesh has turned around in the last 14 years and achieved dignity by transforming into a developing nation. Bangladesh has emerged as a development role model. Bangladesh is advancing and will march ahead." She has reiterated her appeal to the countrymen to vote for her pa...

Bangladesh kept the economy strong despite COVD19 and Russia-Ukraine war: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said it is very regretful that Bangladesh's advancement is somewhat barred due to the coronavirus pandemic, global recession and subsequently Ukraine-Russia war. She said, "The world is suffering from economic recession due to that. The price of essentials and transportation cost increased significantly. Price...

Utilise your talents and innovative ideas to build a Smart Bangladesh by 2041: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked new Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadres to utilise their talents and innovative ideas to build a developed, prosperous and Smart Bangladesh by 2041. "I want the new officers to take the country forward by applying their talents and innovative ideas in a more effective way to transform into a developed, ...

Govt trying best to keep country's economy vibrant: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government has been trying its best to keep the country's economy vibrant despite the world is going through an economic recession due to the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war. "We have been able to transform Bangladesh into a developing country. One day this Bangladesh will be built as a d...

BNP doesn't work for people's welfare: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday said there is no comparison between her party and the BNP. "The BNP doesn't want people's welfare. They burnt people alive and played ducks and drakes with their fate. But, the AL is a party of this soil and its people and it works for countrymen. So, no comparison can be drawn b...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for research to preserve and develop mother languages

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid emphasis on the necessity of research on languages, saying that International Mother Language Institute (IMLI) has the responsibility to preserve all the languages existing in the world. “I think IMLI has the responsibility to preserve all the languages prevailing in the world as well as conduct res...

Sheikh Hasina Survived Innumerable Attempts on Her Life

Hiren Pandit: Sheikh Hasina was elected president of Awami League in her absence at the party's national council held on February 14-16, 1981. She took the steering of the Awami League as a symbol of unity in the worst possible time for the party. She has brought Awami League to power as a popular party after 21 years in 1996 and has been worki...

Sheikh Hasina is Icon of Changing Bangladesh

Hiren Pandit: The Awami League was formed on the basis of Bengali nationalism, democratic culture, ideals of building a democratic society free from exploitation and the political-economic-social and cultural philosophy of building a developed, prosperous, modern, progressive society and state system. Sheikh Hasina is the successor of the blood...

Digital connectivity will be the key tool to build Smart Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said digital connectivity would be the key equipment to transform the country into a Smart Bangladesh. "Digital connectivity will be the key tool to build Smart Bangladesh. Smart citizens, smart economy, smart government and smart society will be built on the basis of digital connectivity," she said. The premier sa...

Bangladesh Surprise: Peaceful protests welcomed

The article was originally published in the Washington Times on 20th January 2023 ------------- Shah Ali Farhad:  Bangladesh’s main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), spent months preparing for weekend protests in December in the capital, Dhaka. BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Khondker Mosharraf Hossai...

The Indomitable Journey towards a Smart Bangladesh by 2041

Hiren Pandit: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the greatest son of the soil and greatest Bengali for thousands of years, the great hero of history and the father of the nation, has made the dream of Bengal a reality and given the people an independent state. Inspired by this hypnotic speech of 7 March 1971 at Racecourse ground, the Bengali na...