Next general poll will be fair: PM tells UK

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has once again said that her country's upcoming general election will be free and fair.She made it clear after UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly during a meeting with her on Saturday said that Britain wants to see a fair national election in Bangladesh in the

Rishi Sunak admires PM as source of  inspiration

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has lauded Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as a "role model" and a great source of inspiration for him. "My wife and two daughters are your fans," Sunak told Hasina during a 35-minute bilateral meeting they held on Friday at the Marlborough House of the The

Achievement in PM visit to USA is zero: BNP

 BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to the USA, the event she joined at the World Bank headquarters and the meeting with IMF top official resulted in "zero achievement." "The World Bank's loan was predetermined. It was earlier fixed that they

Arson terrorists must not grab power again: PM

Denouncing opposition BNP and Jamaat as arson terrorists Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her call to the people to prevent them from coming to the power again. "The arson terrorist BNP-Jamaat alliance, the killers, the anti-liberation forces and war criminals must not come to power again in this land (Bangladesh),"

DSA in Bangladesh is better than in Western countries: PM

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the Digital Security Act in Bangladesh is much simpler compared to the similar laws in other civilised countries, including the United States. "Our law is simpler than in other countries," she told Voice of America Bangla Service in Washington on Monday. She, however, said that

Dhaka needs PM’s leadership for prosperity: IMF Chief

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva has lauded the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in turning Bangladesh into a role model of development. "Bangladesh is a role model in the world (in terms of its overall development) which makes its economy stable even after the Coronavirus pandemic,"

Bangladesh takes IMF loan as breathing space: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said Bangladesh has taken a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a "breathing space" while the global lender assured of continuing to provide such support in future. "We have taken the loan from the IMF as breathing space," quoting the Prime Minister as

Japan can mediate return the Rohingyas back: PM

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Japan could mediate and help return the Rohingyas back to their homeland Myanmar as it has benign influence in this region. "Now they (Rohingyas) are becoming a security threat to Bangladesh and to the entire region. Japan, with its benign influence in the region, could

Hasina, Kishida for resolving Rohingya crisis

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio have shared the view that protracted displacement of the Rohingyas will lead to increased burden on the host communities and "instability in the region". They laid emphasis on realizing a "sustainable, safe, voluntary, and dignified" repatriation of the displaced persons to