PM opens Bangladesh House in Maryland, USA

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now in Washington DC, inaugurated the newly constructed "Bangladesh House" at Maryland in the USA. She opened the house at 4:30pm on Wednesday (local time), said PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim. The Prime Minister earlier planted a fringe tree on the premise of the house. She attended

‘Thank You, PM’, says Bangladesh

Shunned as a burden at birth, Babu Mia was raised by his grandmother in Magura. Till recently, this differently abled man was denied the basic facilities for living a dignified life. However, things suddenly took a turn for the better some days ago when he managed to buy a mobile phone

PM’s 75th birthday Tuesday

The 75th birthday of Prime Minister and Bangladesh Awami League President Sheikh Hasina will be celebrated across the country Tuesday. Sheikh Hasina, the eldest among the five children of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, was born at Tungipara in Gopalganj on September 28 in

PM proposes developing global food system

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Friday called for developing a "resilient food system" globally by producing more food for growing population of the world as she placed a five-point recommendation at a summit here. Joining the virtual "United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021", she simultaneously underscored the need for developing global coalitions

Rohingya Repatriation: Global inaction shocks Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the global community to turn their "words and rhetoric" over the Rohingya crisis into actions to reach a desired solution to the protracted problem saying major international powers inaction over the crisis shocked Bangladesh as it extended them makeshift refuge on humanitarian grounds, straining

PM woos US investors; offers attractive facilities

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought US investment in various potential sectors apart from the existing energy, banking and insurance sectors as Bangladesh is developing its infrastructure and power supply systems to facilitate FDI. "The US is, of course, the largest investor in Bangladesh with stakes in energy, banking and insurance

PM receives SDGs Progress Award

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been honoured with the "SDGs Progress Award" in recognition of Bangladesh's achievements in sustainable development from 2015 to 2020. The UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and other organisations, including the Earth Institute of Columbia University and the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, jointly

PM for probe into how many people Zia killed

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday urged lawmakers to find out how many people were killed in each jail across the country during Ziaur Rahman's regime. “You (MPs) should move forward to find out how many people were killed in jails, especially in Dhaka, Bogura, Rajshahi, Khulna, and Cumilla. Hundreds of people

Students aged 12 or up to be vaccinated: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday reiterated her government's steps to provide Covid-19 vaccine to all citizens above 18 years, saying a plan is underway to gradually bring students of 12 years and above under vaccination coverage. "At present, age limit has been reduced to 18 to bring public and private universities'

PM reiterates call to follow health guidelines

Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina reiterated her call to the countrymen particularly the lawmakers to follow the health guidelines properly as she joined a discussion on an obituary motion at parliament. "It is truly a matter of shock that we have lost so many lawmakers of the