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Bangladesh lifting vulnerable populations from poverty trap: Sajeeb Wazed

Prime Minister's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said Bangladesh is now lifting its vulnerable population from a self-perpetuating cycle of poverty trap. "Lack of resources, not lack of will or talent, prevent the poor from improving their circumstances. In Bangladesh, as elsewhere, the very poor get caught in a self-perpetuating cycle," Joy s...

Padma Bridge is our pride, a symbol of our capacity, our dignity, our strength: HPM Sheikh Hasina

PM Sheikh Hasina today expressed deep gratitude to the people involved with construction of Padma Bridge, including project authority, consultants, contractors, workers, and army personnel who provided security. Reciting Sukanta Bhattacharya, she lauded the courage of the nation: "Shabash Bangladesh! E prithibi obak takiye roy". "I have no com...

Tarique left country giving a bond that he would not do politics anymore: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today questioned how Tarique Rahman can lead BNP when "he can't dare to return home". Tarique went abroad during the caretaker government's tenure, giving a bond that he would "not do politics anymore", the prime minister said while addressing a discussion – marking the 73rd founding anniversary of Bangladesh ...

HPM Sheikh Hasina pays tribute to Bangabandhu on Awami League's 73rd Anniversary

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today paid glowing tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman marking the 73rd  founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Awami League (ALBD). She paid homage to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at the portrait of the Father of the Nation at Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi-32 here t...

HPM Sheikh Hasina Inspects Flood Situation in Sylhet, Netrokona, Sunamganj

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inspected the flood situation in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and adjacent areas. The premier witnessed the flood situation for herself as the helicopter carrying her hovered over the affected areas maintaining the "low fly mode". Later, she landed at the Sylhet Osmani International Airport and then went to S...