PM asks expats to shun hundi in remittances

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the expatriate Bangladeshis not to send money home through the hundi, a cross-border money transfer method that bypasses the legal banking system. "I would like to request those who use hundi to stop it and instead send the money directly through banking channels," she

PM asks police to serve people to retain public trust

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the police personnel to continue their service towards the people to sustain the public trust they have earned.  “…serve the people keeping the humanitarian aspects in mind so that the trust and confidence among the mass people regarding the police force remain intact,” she

PM for raising purchasing power, domestic market expansion

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sunday laid emphasis on expansion of domestic market and increasing purchasing power of people to make the local industry more effective. "Alongside the export, we have to put concentration on expansion of domestic market and increasing the purchasing power of people. It will make our industry

PM is working to turn crisis into possibility: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is working to turn the ongoing crisis into a possibility."The global recession brought a negative impact around the world. As a result, the crisis is now prevalent in many countries. Prime

Bangladesh will be tech-based by 2041: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday asserted that the Bangladesh of 2041 will be a smart Bangladesh where each person will have technological knowledge and the country will not lag behind in the world arena. “Our education and learning such as e-education, e-health, e-businesses, e-economy, e-governance will be technical knowledge-based,” she

Bangladesh will one day play in WC football: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the young players of the country to concentrate on their sports sincerely so that in the near future Bangladesh can clinch the football World Cup. "I hope that gradually our players will play in the World Cup, for that you have to prepare

Let’s be thrifty with power use

The availability of electricity is one of the most important factors that drive the economic growth of our country. There is a great deal of dependence on power generation and management for the industrial development of the country. With the current government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in office,

PM opens country’s first ever metro rail service

The country's commuting system entered a new era on Wednesday as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the first ever metro rail service in the capital. She inaugurated the operation of the first phase of the project Uttara to Agargaon at 11:00 am from Uttara sector-15 playground. Marking the occasion, the

Metro rail adds another feather to Sheikh Hasina’s govt: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader Wednesday said the country's first-ever elevated metro rail is another golden feather added to the crown of the government's success. "Metro rail is another golden feather added to the crown of the government's success. Through the inauguration