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Tokyo seeks "comprehensive partnership" with Bangladesh

  DHAKA, March 22, 2014 Visiting Japanese foreign minister Fumio Kishida today said his country seeks to develop a "comprehensive partnership" with Dhaka as it expects Bangladesh to be a member of the middle income nations in next seven years.

Militancy and terrorism are not the teaching of Islam: PM

  Dhaka, March 22, 2014Prime Minister Sheikh today said militancy, terrorism and killing are not teaching of Islam and those believe in these misdeeds have no religion and boundary.

New Delhi agrees to Dhaka's partnership in India-Bhutan hydroelectric plants

  India has agreed to ensure partnership of Bangladesh in the India-Bhutan joint venture under construction hydroelectric power plants in Bhutan. 

IT industry development and export development will be given priority: Joy

  Dhaka, March 18, 2014Adviser to Prime Minister and IT specialist Sajeeb Wazed Joy said, IT industry development and export development would be given high priority in the coming years.

Resist terrorists to hold peaceful UZ polls

  Dhaka, March 19, 2014Prime Minister and Leader of the Parliament Sheikh Hasina called upon all to put up resistance against the terrorists so that the people could exercise their voting rights in the ongoing upazila polls.