Bangladesh’s growth is going to be the third highest in the world in 2016, exceeding China’s. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is set to record 6.8 per cent in the year.
The results of this year's Primary School Certificate (PSC), Junior School Certificate (JSC) and their equivalent examinations were formally handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today.
Awami League candidates with ‘boat’ symbol swept almost all of the mayor posts in the 234 municipalities that went to election on Wednesday. This is the first ever municipal election held under partisan banner.
The government’s approval rating has reached 66% in 2015 while the rating for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached 67%, according to an opinion poll conducted by Nielsen-Bangladesh under the supervision of Global Strategic Partners and the International Republican Institute (IRI), USA.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked Bangladesh Air Force to keep a constant vigil for the security of the country's skyline as she joined a ceremony of theirs that marked induction of officers at BAF Academy Parade Ground here.