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Country’s democracy would have snatched away if 12th national polls not opened for all: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said if she did not allow her party members to take part in last month's election as independent candidates the democracy of the country would have been snatched away. “If the election was not opened for all (AL members) then not only the election would have been stained, the democracy of the count...

BNP relies on ‘other force’ to go to power: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said BNP always looks for other force to assume power rather than going through the democratic process. “…whenever the election time arrives they (BNP) look for some other force who can put them in the power,” she said. The prime minister said this while visiting British cross party par...

Consider costs and benefits before taking up any new project: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Planning Commission to identify which of the running projects can be finished quickly with little cost to reap maximum economic benefits from the programmes. “We have to prioritise the development programmes which would be finished with little money. Because I think that the quicker we w...

Look for new destinations for Bangladesh's products: PM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the exporters to be more sincere in bringing back the money used for export purposes and maintaining a balance between imports and exports. “We need to urgently maintain a balance in import and export. I will urge everyone to be more careful about that purpose,” she said. The prime minis...

UN Chief Antonio Guterres congratulates HPM Sheikh Hasina on re-election

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as the prime minister of Bangladesh. "The United Nations remains committed to working with your Government, including through the United Nations Country Team, for the benefit of the people of Bangladesh," the UN chief also said in a congratulato...