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The energy and magnetism in Sheikh Mujib’s voice in 1972 made me understand why he was a leader of the people: Anne de Henning

Back in the country, whose birth she documented, after half a century – Anne de Henning effortlessly recalls those tumultuous times. The veteran photographer met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the other surviving family members of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhaka’s Dhanmondi 32 Memorial Museum on December 19, 2022 –...

Aminbazar-Gopalganj 400 KV power transmission line came into operation crossing Padma River

The long-awaited Aminbazar-Gopalganj 400KV power transmission line came into operation crossing the Padma River. “The line was commissioned successfully at 1:40 pm on December 15 (Thursday) from Gopalganj grid substation with 400KV voltage”, the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) said in a Facebook post. However, PGCB managing...

Smart Bangladesh to be built by 2041: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is working to transform the country into a "Smart Bangladesh" from a digital one by 2041. "We will build Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country by 2041. That Bangladesh will be a Smart Bangladesh. We will transform into Smart Bangladesh from the digital one," she said. The premier...

AL leaders and activists should remain alert so that BNP-Jamaat can't resort to torture anymore: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina called upon the people to remain alert so that the corrupt, anti-liberation forces and arson terrorists could not come to the power. "The arson terrorists would not be allowed to come to power again," she said. Joining virtually a joint meeting of the AL and its associate bodies held at t...

Police have reportedly found improvised explosives at the BNP office in Naya Paltan

A huge number of bombs and firearms have been recovered from the Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)'s central office at Naya Paltan area in the capital Dhaka, and three persons, including BNP senior joint secretary Rizvi Ahmed, were arrested from the party office. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner Biplab Kumar Sarkar...