Bangladesh has rolled out a latest social safety program for people of all aspects of the society. Any citizen aged 18-50 years can subscribe to the Universal Pension Scheme and reap benefits after reaching 60 years of age. Interested citizens can join four schemes: "Probas" for expatriates, "Progoti" for private employees, "Surokkha" for infor...
Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Advisor Sajeeb Wazed has said that by enacting the infamous Indemnity Act, BNP founder Ziaur Rahman introduced “a culture of impunity” that ensured no one could seek justice for Bangabandhu’s murder. “After Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's assassination, BNP founder and country&rsquo...
Fear was written all over their faces. Some were survivors of gang rape, some had their hands and legs chopped off, while others were still reeling from the shock of losing loved ones. All of them belong to different minority communities and their allegiance to Awami League was the only fault according to BNP-Jamaat cadres who unleashed terror o...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all particularly the Alem-Ulama (Islamic scholars) to help the government stamp out militancy and terrorism from the country. "We want Islamic scholars' cooperation to prevent superstition, militancy and terrorism. I urge all to be vigilant that our children can't take the wrong direction," she said while...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced 12 more districts and 123 upazilas homeless and landless free as she distributed 22,101 more houses with lands under her dream Ashrayan project, designed and being implemented by her to alleviate poverty. "I am declaring 12 more districts and 123 upazilas homeless and landless free in the country," s...