Liz Truss Britain’s new prime minister

Liz Truss became Britain's next prime minister on Tuesday after meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, who asked her to form a new government as the country faces an acute cost-of-living crisis. Truss, 47, took office in the carefully choreographed ceremony with the monarch a day after the ruling Conservative Party

PM gets red carpet welcome on arrival in New Delhi

A red carpet was rolled out as Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in New Delhi on Monday on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. On arrival at Palam Airport at 11:40am local time (BD time 12:10pm), the premier was received by State Minister

FM cancels India visit with PM citing ‘illness’

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen did not accompany Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her India visit. "He (FM) is feeling ill. He didn't go with PM," an officially said on Monday. At the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladesh counterpart Hasina is paying a state visit to

India rolls out red carpet to welcome Bangladesh premier

India today rolled out the red carpet to welcome Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as she arrived here on a four-day state visit at the invitation of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. "A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed in the

PM calls for further development of tea industry

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked owners and workers to work together for further development of the country's industry and save it from collapse. "The tea industry is very important for us. Tea is a foreign exchange earning crop and so this industry must not be destroyed," she said. The prime

PM for boosting food production, maintaining austerity

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday reiterated her call to the countrymen to put concentration on boosting food production, doing savings and showing austerity in all stages in the wake of global crisis. "I am again urging all to be active in enhancing food production, so the people of Bangladesh don't face

Discard personal interest, greed, PM asks BCL leaders

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday asked the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men to build themselves as perfect leaders by moving forward with sacrificing mind leaving personal interest and greed.  "If you (Chhatra League leaders and activists) move ahead with sacrificing mind discarding personal interest and lust, you could establish yourselves as

PM rules out Sri Lanka-like crisis in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday made it clear that Bangladesh will never face an economic crisis like Sri Lanka as her government has been developing the country in a planned way."There is no use of making false accusations against us. Bangladesh will never become Sri Lanka and it can't be,"

Tea workers’ daily wage set at Tk170

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the tea garden owners to increase the daily wage of workers to Tk170 from the existing rate of Tk120. The hike of Tk50 in the daily income of the tree plantation workers was decided following a meeting between tea garden owners and the prime minister

PM to unveil Bangladesh-China friendship bridge Sept 4

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur district on September 4. Once open, the bridge will connect Pirojpur with southeastern districts of the country as well as mitigate the unemployment problem of the country by boosting the economy of the district. The Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge over