Prime Minister today urged the Commonwealth to send diversified election observers to oversee the next parliamentary polls in Bangladesh as Commonwealth Secretary-General Baroness Patricia Scotland paid a courtesy call on her at her place of residence here. "Our Prime Minister raised the issue of election and proposed the Commonwealth to send d...
Denouncing opposition BNP and Jamaat as "arsonists", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her call upon countrymen to prevent them from coming to power again. BNP-Jamaat nexus drove Bangladesh to the verge of destruction during their regime, she said yesterday while speaking at a civic reception accorded to her at Ritz Carlton hotel in W...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the US business community to invest largely in Bangladesh's renewable energy, shipbuilding, automobile and pharmaceuticals sectors, reiterating her offer of a dedicated 'special economic zone' (SEZ) solely for them. "I invite you to invest in our many vibrant and high-potential sectors, such as renew...
As a long-standing partner, World Bank Group President David Malpass has said that they will support Bangladesh as it navigates a challenging global environment on its way to reaching upper-middle-income status by 2031. “I am confident that with the right set of policies and timely action, Bangladesh can achieve its growth aspirations,&rd...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the World Bank and other development partners to find out viable alternatives to help economies like Bangladesh cope better with the stress, caused by the pandemic, armed conflicts and climate emergency. “The ongoing global multiple crises, caused by the pandemic, armed conflicts and climate em...