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Subcontinent can learn from Bangabandhu's idea of secularism: Amartya Sen

The best way to honour Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is building an egalitarian and secular Bangladesh where all will have equal access to opportunities, and religion will not be used for political purposes, two leading economists said yesterday. Nobel Laurate Prof Amartya Sen said the idea of secularism that Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahm...

HPM Sheikh Hasina inaugurates COVID vaccination in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today formally inaugurated the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at Kurmitola General Hospital through videoconferencing from her official Ganabhaban residence. The much-anticipated inoculation drive began with vaccinating a nurse at first while some 20-25 frontline Covid-19 fighters, including physicians, nurses, healt...

HPM Sheikh Hasina places six proposals to stop random use of antibiotics

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stressed the need for immediate global actions to decrease careless and indiscriminate use of antibiotics to effectively fight the silently emerging antimicrobial resistance that could endanger mankind. In a recorded speech aired in the inaugural meeting of the One Health Global Leaders’ Group on An...

Bangladesh Awami League's 'Career Workshop' draws huge response from youths

The Bangladesh Awami League’s plan to hold a ‘career workshop’ for the youths has drawn huge response with hundreds of young people registering online to participate in the initiative. The registration commencing on January 9 will continue till midnight on January 30. Interested applicants can still access the program by loggi...

No bigger festival than gifting home to homeless: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina believes the gifting of homes to the homeless and landless people of Bangladesh marks the biggest festival in Mujib Year, the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Sheikh Hasina handed over the keys to the new homes for 66,189 homeless families via video conference on Saturday. Speaking at the event...