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PM Sheikh Hasina calls for int'l support for countries affected by climate displacement

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for international support for countries affected by climate displacement. "Most climate displacements take place within national borders and across borders in some dire situations. The worst-affected countries need international support and solidarity to prevent such situations from turning into a humanit...

BNP Jamaat sponsored violence: 376 arson, 310 vandalism incidents recorded, six cops killed between 29 Oct-19 November 23

The Bangladesh Police has recorded a total of 376 arson and 310 vandalism incidents between 29 October and 19 November during the countrywide blockade and hartal programmes of opposition political parties. Besides, at least six police officers were killed in the line of duty during the 29 October to 22 November period, the Bangladesh Police s...

Nothing can be gained by burning people: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said good sense should prevail among the arsonists as nothing can be gained by burning people. "We have seen the incidents of burning people to death by the Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Liberation in 1971. BNP-Jamaat has started the same thing. I don't know how a man can burn people to de...

Bangladesh will be the 9th largest consumer market by 2030: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh would be the ninth largest consumer market by 2030 with the government working with the goal of overtaking many established markets in the world. “We’ve been working with a goal so Bangladesh could surpass established markets like the UK and Germany, and the current high-growth ...

Vote for Boat to stand against BNP-Jamaat's arson violence: Sajeeb Wazed

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, the IT adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has called on the younger generation to vote for the 'boat' symbol taking a stand against the "arson violence of BNP and Jamaat". "Now is the time for elections, and we encounter another problem, which is the terrorism and arson violence of the BNP and Jamaat. But there is a suit...