PM for building climate-tolerant infrastructures

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged engineers to play more effective role in constructing infrastructures suitable to cope with adverse impacts of climate change. "Engineers must play more effective role in building infrastructures tolerant to climate change and its adverse impacts, and ensuring food and energy security," she said in a

PM asks police to earn people’s confidence, trust

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked police to achieve people's confidence through humanitarian works as she inaugurated the "Service Desk" at each police station and police housing scheme for homeless people. "Bangladesh police will be people's servant and will acquire their trust and confidence. People will have to be rendered services

PM urges int’l community to help countries reach vaccine targets 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the international community to increase their contributions to help some countries, which are still far from vaccination targets, reach the target. "Unfortunately, there are some countries that still remain far from achieving their vaccination targets. These countries deserve special attention and support from the

PM for strengthening digital security

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today laid emphasis on strengthening digital security, saying security issues will arise with the advent of new technological innovation, excellence and evolvement. "We have to pay more attention to the security aspect now. In fact, along with creating opportunities for us, technology can also cause problems. From

ECNEC approves Tk 3,397.81cr city governance project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 3,397.81 crore project to ensure infrastructural development at country's three selected city corporations and one Pourashava alongside enhancing skills of their administration and improving the living standards of people. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC

PM stresses nature based development philosophy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government prioritised nature-based plans to ensure country's overall development, urging all concerned to conserve rain and flood water alongside protecting water bodies, reducing groundwater usage and maintaining the rivers' normal flow. "We're giving emphasis on nature based solutions in the development philosophy. We've to

PM asks govt officials to ensure services for people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the government officials to ensure services for the people, saying Bangladesh became independent to change their fate.  "You (officials) should always keep in mind that people are never deprived of getting services because the independence of the country has been attained for changing their destiny,"

Pakistan to go to the polls after PM Khan foils sacking attempt

Pakistan will go to the polls to elect a new government within three months after Prime Minister Imran Khan foiled an attempt to boot him from office Sunday by getting the president to dissolve the national assembly.   On a day of high drama, the assembly deputy speaker refused to accept

Govt working to protect democracy, ensure justice for all: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government is working to secure democracy, establish the rule of law and ensure justice for all. "We have a target to protect democracy and establish the rule of law in the country as the people will get justice," she said. The prime minister said this