Election will be held on time and people will vote freely: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina today called upon the countrymen to be cautious so that BNP cannot thwart the upcoming national election through any evil move, saying the election will be held on time and the people will exercise their voting rights freely. "Election will be held in this country at any cost, and peo...

Next election in Bangladesh will be free and neutral: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday reaffirmed her vow to make the country’s upcoming national election free, fair and neutral truly reflecting the will of the people. “There are some people who talk about free, fair and neutral elections. But the country has witnessed free and neutral elections whenever the Awami League has been...

HPM Hasina inaugurates Dhaka-Bhanga rail link over Padma Bridge

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (October 10, 2023) opened the Dhaka-Bhanga railway line, a part of which runs over Padma Bridge, in laying another milestone in the country’s infrastructure development. The opening of the 82-kilometre railway track from Dhaka to Faridpur’s Bhanga upazila under “Padma Bridge Rail Link Co...

Bangladesh will be international aviation hub: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh would be an international aviation hub as she made "soft opening" of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) here. "Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport or Cox's Bazar International Airport will be the international aviation hub for its geographical lo...

Rooppur power plant is another step towards Smart Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina

Reiterating to build the country as "Smart Bangladesh", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is another step in building smart Bangladesh. "Bangladesh will be turned into a smart country in future, and the nuclear power plant is another step towards building that Smart Bangladesh," she said at the RNPP Gradu...

Bangladesh receives Russian uranium to join world’s elite club of nuclear power producers

Bangladesh on Thursday officially received the first batch of uranium for its Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) to become the 33rd nuclear power-producing country in the world. The dream project’s Russian contractor, Rosatom, handed over the radioactive fuel to the RNPP authority at a formal “Graduation Ceremony,” a milestone...

Bangladesh will return to darkness if Awami League is not in power: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh will plunge into an era of darkness if her party doesn't remain in power. "If the Awami League does not remain in power, the country will again return to the era of darkness. But, I know, the people of Bangladesh will not want to go back to the darkness," she said. She...

A Dreamer was born

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina, the oldest of the five children of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatun Nesa Mujib, was born on September 28, 1947, in Tungipara, Gopalganj. On Thursday, the nation is celebrating her 76th birthday as the four-time premier is ready to lead the party in the 12th...

Being Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh: A symbol of relentless struggle and courage

Sahidul Hasan Khokon: With the eruption of Covid pandemic in Bangladesh, all the Western outlets came up in unison with a veritable projection for the youngest nation in South Asia: the leadership is destined to fail miserably, resulting in millions of deaths, the health system would collapse and, the premier should not be spared. Take the Eco...

Bangladesh will continue to promote democracy as per constitution: PM Sheikh Hasina tells UNGA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her speech at the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated that Bangladesh will continue to promote democracy and rule of law as per its constitution. “In this session today, I would like to unequivocally reiterate that Bangladesh will continue to promote democracy, rule of law and freedom of expression in ...

PM Sheikh Hasina for redoubling efforts to repatriate Rohingyas

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the world community, particularly the ASEAN member states, to redouble their collective efforts to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar side by side with executing the resolutions of security council and general assembly to ensure a sustainable solution to the crisis. "Redouble our concerted e...

Major economies must make fair share to avert impending climate crisis: PM Sheikh Hasina at UN

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the world's major economies should exercise honesty about climate change to avoid an impending crisis. "We expect the world's major economies to remain honest about climate change and do their fair share to avert the impending crisis," she said. The prime minister made the remarks in a" High-Level T...

PM Sheikh Hasina for developing global cooperation framework to prevent pandemic

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for developing an international cooperation framework as part of the prevention of pandemics, placing five proposals to be addressed by the global community. "The COVID-19 pandemic has been a turning point for us all. We lost many around the world. We realized that nature has its own limits for h...

PM Sheikh Hasina puts 5 points to reshape global financial system to tackle ongoing crisis

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the world financial system needs a fundamental shift to address the ongoing financial crisis across the globe. She put forward five points in reshaping the financial system while speaking at the High-level Roundtable titled “Towards a Fair International Financial Architecture” held at UN ...

India-Bangladesh Relations on a New Height for Sheikh Hasina

Hiren Pandit:  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in a bilateral meeting at Lok Kalyan Marg in New Delhi recently on the occasion of G20. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a whole-hearted meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The meeting was held at Narendra Modi's residence. At the end of ...

Lavrov's visit and its political implications

Dr. Pranab Kumar Panday: The recent visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Bangladesh has stirred significant interest and speculation within political circles. This heightened attention is particularly noteworthy as it aligns with the critical period leading up to the impending national elections in the nation. This visit carries ...

Bangladesh to become 3rd largest global market after UK and Germany: PM Sheikh Hasina tells Commonwealth investors

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought investment from Commonwealth countries along with others in Bangladesh to draw a market of 3 billion people of the region as she opened two-day Commonwealth Trade and Investment Forum-2023 in Dhaka. "Geographically, Bangladesh is at the center of a market of 3 billion people, and we have 170 mill...

Sheikh Hasina’s Political Wisdom Shines at G20 Summit

Dr. Pranab Kumar Panday: The recently concluded G20 summit held in New Delhi on September 9-10, 2023, saw a remarkable display of political acumen and leadership from Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina. Her astute insights and diplomatic finesse garnered widespread acclaim from world leaders, solidifying her reputation as a prominent fi...

Sheikh Hasina Is Working Relentlessly to Uphold the Spirit of the Liberation War

Hiren Pandit: Bangladesh's journey in the last five decades from a war-torn poor country to a fast-growing economy has been remarkable. Bangladesh is progressing in many ways. Which has been discussed in different countries of the world. During the Great Liberation War in 1971, the economy of Bangladesh was 9 billion dollars. In the last 5 deca...

France respects Bangladesh's sovereign policy independence: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said France expressed its reverence and support to Bangladesh's sovereign policy independence, particularly in the context of the ongoing geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty. “We both hope that this new strategic move between Bangladesh and France will play an effective role in establis...