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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...

HPM Sheikh Hasina opened 29 development projects in Cox's Bazar

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated 29 development projects and laid the foundation stones of four others in Cox's Bazar. The total cost of the 29 projects which were inaugurated is about Tk1,392.37 crore. The development schemes opened by the Prime Minister include the Bakkhali River flood control, drainage, irrigation and d...

Bangladesh can be a market of 300 cr people: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called Bangladesh the most ideal place for investment in the world, seeking larger foreign and local investment for mutual benefit. "Bangladesh is the most ideal place for investment in the world as we offer maximum investment opportunities. So, I hope overseas investment will come here and local people w...

Awami League has been taking Bangladesh forward on the development trajectory: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that her government has been taking Bangladesh forward on the development trajectory, maintaining friendly ties with all. "We want peace, not war. The Father of the Nation said 'friendship to all and malice towards none.' We have been following that (the main principle of Bangladesh's foreign policy) deci...

Gender parity in Bangladesh has improved across all sectors: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday underscored the empowerment of women saying that they are the most vulnerable section of society and suffer most during any conflict and disaster. "It is beyond question that women are the most vulnerable section of society, especially in third-world countries. They suffer from various forms of violence, m...