PM hopes to resolve Teesta water sharing issue with India

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday once again expressed hope that Bangladesh and India would be able to resolve the Teesta River water sharing and other issues through discussion. She said this when newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on her at her official residence Ganobhaban.

Govt working on IMF conditions to get $4.5b loan

The government has started implementing some of the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF's) in the financial and energy sectors ahead of the global lender's board meeting to discuss Bangladesh's $4.5 billion loan request, according to sources at the finance ministry. As part of this, the interest cap

Jailing BNP leaders is a ploy to cross election hurdle: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged the government is plotting to cross the hurdles of the next election easily by promptly jailing senior leaders of their party in 'false' cases and making them unfit for polls like its Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Speaking at a huge public

Utilize your expertise for development: President urges NDC graduate

Times President M Abdul Hamid today asked the graduates of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) to create their own identity at national and international level by making significant contributions to their respective fields. "I hope the graduates of this prestigious course would be able to

Bangladesh has changed a lot under AL govt: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that her Awami League party's stay in power for three consecutive terms has helped Bangladesh change a lot and develop towards prosperity. "We have to advance more as a developing country and become a developed one," she said. "I have formulated that plan.