BNP leaders don’t understand PM’s generosity Quader

Awami League General  Secretary Obaidul Quader today said the leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) do not understand the generosity of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.  “The BNP leaders do not understand the generosity that  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has shown over the holding  of BNP rallies and meetings,” he told a

Govt. mulls further measures for essentials’ price control: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government mulls further steps to bring down essentials' prices to keep them within ordinary consumers tolerable level. "Price of essentials has gone up. I belief, it is urgently need to take more measures to bring down the price of essentials to tolerable level," she

Tiktoker held for making ‘derogatory remarks’ on PM

Police arrested a young man from Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet allegedly for derogatory comments on the Prime Minister and police on short-form video hosting platform TikTok on Sunday night. The arrestee is Mohi Uddin Manna,25, son of Manik Mia of Muchegul village of Baralekha Upazila of Moulvibazar. He used to live

A safe haven for ousted political leaders escaping executions

When world political leaders, mostly presidents and prime ministers, are ousted from power following military coups or street demonstrations, they flee to “safe havens” to avoid being jailed, executed by firing squads or hanged in public. Perhaps one of the secure “safe havens”—and a popular “political retirement home”– is Saudi Arabia,

PM tries hard to overcome impacts of current global crisis: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working relentlessly to overcome the negative impacts of the current situation created due to the price hike of several items, including fuel, across the globe. "Today, the people of Bangladesh are facing hardship due to the negative

Cabinet clears draft drug law with tough penalty for offenders

The Cabinet on Thursday approved in principle the draft of the Drugs Act, 2022 with harsher punishment for drugs related anomalies and offenses. Under the draft law, the punishment for such crimes will be maximum 10-year jail with fine of Tk 10 lakh from maximum three-year jail with fine of Tk

Wang assures Dhaka of continued Chinese support

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday said his country will continue its support to the development of Bangladesh, describing Dhaka as their "strategic development partner." The Chinese foreign minister said this during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban here, PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul

Asia can work together for economic progress: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday said the South Asia, South East Asia and China could work together for economic progress by facing challenges arisen from the Russia-Ukraine war. Referring to the Russia-Ukraine war, sanctions and counter sanctions, she said, "People (across the globe) are suffering from all these reasons. The South

PM offers Nepal to use Mongla, Chattogram seaports

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday reiterated that Nepal can take the advantage of using Bangladesh's Mongla and Chattogram seaports. She said this when a visiting Nepalese parliamentary delegation, headed by Pabitra Niruola Kharel, Chairperson of International Relations Committee at House of Representatives of Federal Parliament of Nepal, paid a courtesy