Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the Board of Investment, abolished during the present government, and the newly constituted Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) have issued registrations to 1,376 cent percent foreign and joint venture industrial units from January 2009 to October 2016.
Hundreds of people from all walks of life paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to mark the 46th anniversary of his epoch-making speech of independence on historic March 7 in 1971.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka has agreed to move ahead with the process speedily for signing Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost bilateral trade.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested the Indonesian government to play a role in sending back the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to make friendlier visa regime for Bangladeshi nationals, especially for business visas.